US 'will continue' aid drops to Gaza, White House says. Hamas calls for an end to these operations following drownings and deadly stampedes.
18 people had died, including 12 by drowning, while trying to recover food dropped by air on the territory, devastated by war and where famine lurks. The White House is working to create a maritime corridor to increase the entry of aid, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said. “Let me be clear: it was Hamas which started this war and which refused to accept an agreement on the release of the hostages which would make it possible to increase humanitarian assistance,” the spokesperson said.