Parachute failed
Gaza: Five people killed by aid delivery
A tragic accident occurred on Friday during an airborne aid delivery for the starving people in the Gaza Strip. Five people were killed by a load falling from the sky because the parachute had not opened properly.
This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health, which is controlled by the Islamist terrorist militia Hamas, at the request of an employee of the German news agency dpa on site. Videos on social media show how the large aid package crashed to the ground virtually unchecked. Several people were also injured.
A spokesperson for the US Department of Defense said in Washington that press reports claiming that the US military airdrops had led to civilian casualties on the ground were false. "We have confirmed that all of our aid packages have landed safely on the ground," he emphasized.
The responsible regional command confirmed in a statement on Saturday night that the deaths were not due to US airstrikes. Nevertheless, a statement was issued (see above).
From Jordan, the state news agency reported, citing unnamed sources, that the technical error had not occurred in any of the Jordanian aircraft involved.
In view of the catastrophic supply situation, the USA and other nations began dropping food aid supplies by parachute last Saturday, particularly in the north of the embattled coastal strip.
A corridor by sea is to be opened on Sunday
As the humanitarian situation for civilians in the Gaza Strip is getting worse by the day, pressure from the EU and the US is now being exerted to get aid to the region more quickly. A corresponding corridor could be opened by sea on Sunday.
UN warns of famine in the Gaza Strip
The United Nations is warning of widespread famine among the approximately 2.3 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip. The world organization's top humanitarian coordinator, Martin Griffiths, wrote in a social media post on Friday that the airdrops were only a "last resort".
"All those concerned about the situation in Gaza should put pressure on the Israeli government to allow unhindered humanitarian access by land and not block aid convoys," said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. He called the airdrops "good, but insufficient".
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