From a US military plane, airdrops bring small doses of aid to Gaza, levelled by war

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From a US military plane, airdrops bring small doses of aid to Gaza, levelled by war
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Two AP journalists aboard an American aid flight to Gaza observed the wreckage to the strip's north as the plane delivered much-needed food aid to Palestinians below.

Members of the U.S. Air Force fly over the Mediterranean Sea toward the coast to drop humanitarian aid over Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 14, 2024. A member of U.S. Air force collects the cables following the parachutes been dropped with humanitarian aid over Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 14, 2024. A member of U.S. Air force collects the cables following the parachutes been dropped with humanitarian aid over Gaza Strip, Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Members of the U.S. Air Force load an airplane prior to drop humanitarian aid over Gaza Strip at an area in Jordan, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The situation is most desperate in the north, where the C-130 crew conducted the airdrops on Thursday. Up to 300,000 Palestinians are believed to have remained there despite Israeli evacuation orders.Recent airdrops of aid by the U.S. and other countries provide far lower amounts of aid than truck deliveries, which have become rare and sometimes dangerous.

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