Canada has said that it delivered humanitarian assistance through airdrops to Gaza, with Ottawa again accusing Israel of violating international law, Reuters reports.
“The (Canadian Armed Forces) employed a CC-130J Hercules aircraft to conduct an airdrop of critical humanitarian aid in support of Global Affairs Canada into the Gaza Strip. The air drop consisted of 21,600 pounds of aid,” the Canadian government said in a statement.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that it was the Canadian Armed Forces’ first humanitarian airdrop over Gaza using their own aircraft.
“This obstruction of aid is a violation of international humanitarian law and must end immediately,” Canada’s government said.
The Israeli military said 120 food aid packages for Gaza’s residents were airdropped by six countries, including Canada. The other five were Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Germany and Belgium.