An American cargo plane dropped more than 10 metric tons of rations into northern Gaza, the US military said, after a suspension of such deliveries due to Israeli operations in the area, AFP reports.

The air drop provided “life-saving humanitarian assistance in northern Gaza,” the US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement.

“To date the US has airdropped more than 1,050 metric tons of humanitarian assistance” in addition to aid delivered via a temporary pier attached to the Gaza coast, it said.

“These airdrops are part of a sustained effort, and we continue to plan follow-on aerial deliveries,” Centcom added.

The Pentagon said in late May that factors including Israeli operations and weather conditions were affecting the drops, while deputy Centcom commander Vice Admiral Brad Cooper said on Friday that they had been “suspended due to the kinetic operations happening in the north” but were expected to resume soon.