Five people have been killed and several injured after airdropped parcels fell on a crowd of people waiting to collect aid when parachutes failed to open.

• “Dropping aid in this way is flashy propaganda rather than a humanitarian service,” said Gaza’s media office.
• “We previously warned it poses a threat to the lives of citizens in the Gaza Strip, and this is what happened today when the parcels fell on the citizens’ heads.
• Aid was airdropped “despite our previous warnings that these operations are useless and not the best way to bring aid in”.

• “Before it is too late, bring in aid through land crossings,” it said.

At least 20 people are known to have died of starvation and the number is likely to rise as more than 700,000 Palestinian are suffering from extreme hunger, according to government figures.

Source: Al Jazeera

CENTCOM denies US carried out humanitarian aid airdrop that killed Gazans

US Central Command releases a statement denying that American humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza caused the deaths of several Palestinians.

• “We are aware of reports of civilians killed as a result of humanitarian airdrops. We express sympathies to the families of those who were killed,” the CENTCOM statement says.
• “Contrary to some reports, this was not the result of US airdrops.”

Source: TOI

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/3/8/fatal-aid-drop-over-gaza-as-parachutes-fail

Source: Al Jazeera