TEL AVIV, Israel - The U.S. military on Saturday said it began dropping food over the Gaza Strip, a war-torn enclave desperate for humanitarian aid.

A “a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza” of over 38,000 meals along the coastline using C-130 aircraft was conducted by U.S. and Jordanian air forces, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

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      8 months ago

      Realistically Gaza needs aid deliveries by truck to have any hope for survival. Airdrops will help, but the volume of aid needed requires more efficient delivery methods.

      Hopefully another group will step in to provide security, but it’s hard to imagine who that could be.

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        They need huge container ships unloading containers. But ya, no port, sea is blocked off.