US aircraft carry out airdrops of aid to Gaza with 38,000 meals
- The U.S. military conducted an emergency humanitarian assistance operation over Gaza, dropping food from C-130 cargo planes following a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.
- Three Air Forces Central planes dropped 38,000 meals into Gaza, coordinated with the Royal Jordanian Air Force, aiding in the dire situation facing 2.3 million people in the region.
- The airdrops are seen as a supplement to ground transportation, helping to provide aid quickly despite the challenges in distribution efficiency.
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Palestinian Civilians Swarm Thousands of Air-Dropped Meals from the US
The United States staged a food airdrop in Gaza Saturday, dumping 66 bundles containing about 38,000 meals. The planes carried military Meals Ready to Eat that provide a day’s worth of calories in every package, according to The Washington Post. Sites were picked based on how the military thought airdrops could be safely conducted. Although the airdrops are expected to continue, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Friday that…
After the aid convoy incident, Israel rejects responsibility for it. The crisis in Gaza remains huge - discarded aid is likely to change little.
Biden Admin Airdrops 38,000 Meals Into Gaza as US-Armed Israeli Military Starves Millions
"Biden is airdropping food (expensive, inefficient, potentially dangerous) because he won't condition massive U.S. military aid and arms sales on Israel ending its obstruction of most ground aid deliveries."
US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation - West Hawaii Today
WASHINGTON — U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.
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