Planes from multiple countries parachute aid over Gaza

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Jordanian, US, French, Belgian and Egyptian planes parachuted aid over northern Gaza on Sunday, but the United Nations’ aid coordinator for the area has said more supply by land is the best way to get assistance to the territory’s 2.4 million people.

Some of the airdropped food packages smashed open on impact, leaving residents picking through the dirt to salvage what they could, AFPTV images showed.

 This picture taken from Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip shows humanitarian aid being airdropped over the Palestinian territory on March 10, 2024. — AFP
This picture taken from Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip shows humanitarian aid being airdropped over the Palestinian territory on March 10, 2024. — AFP

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