Airdrops caused the death of 5 Palestinians (Anatolia)
The Jordanian army announced the implementation of 7 airdrops of relief aid north of the Gaza Strip, with the participation of Egypt, the United States, France, and Belgium.
The army said in a statement, "On Monday, the Jordanian Armed Forces carried out 7 joint air landings with brotherly and friendly countries."
He added that the landings included a number of sites in the northern Gaza Strip, as part of the international efforts made by the Kingdom to mitigate the effects of the war on the Strip.
A Royal Jordanian Air Force plane, 3 planes belonging to the United States of America, and 3 planes belonging to Egypt, France, and Belgium participated in the operation.
The statement indicated, "The number of airdrops carried out by the Jordanian Armed Forces has increased since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. There are 38 Jordanian airdrops, and 46 airdrops in cooperation with brotherly and friendly countries."
While the US Central Command announced that its planes dropped “more than 27,600 American meals and 25,900 bottles of water over northern Gaza, an area in dire need, allowing civilians to access vital aid.”
March 11 - US Central Command conducts humanitarian airdrops into Gaza
US Central Command conducted a humanitarian airdrop into northern Gaza on March 11, 2024, at 2:17 PM (Gaza time) to provide basic relief to civilians affected by… pic.twitter.com/rAS0xeGmbF
- US Central Command (@CENTCOMArabic) March 11, 2024
Video clips from eyewitnesses showed that planes dropped a large number of aid boxes, but some of them did not open their parachutes properly, which led to them falling quickly on gatherings of Palestinians waiting for them to land, resulting in deaths and injuries among citizens.
Earlier, the government media office in Gaza said that random airdrops of humanitarian aid caused the death of 5 Palestinians and several injuries when they fell on the heads of citizens as a result of the wrong landing.
In parallel with the airdrop operations, preparations are being made to begin work on a sea corridor for aid between Cyprus and the Gaza Strip through the construction of a floating dock resembling a temporary port.
But the United Nations and international relief organizations believe that airdrops and sending aid by sea cannot replace the land route.
As a result of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the failure of relief trucks to enter and their accumulation on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, the residents of Gaza - especially the Gaza and North governorates - are on the verge of famine, in light of a severe scarcity of food, water, medicine and fuel supplies, with the displacement of about two million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Which has been besieged by Israel for 17 years.
Source: Al Jazeera + agencies