Aid groups say airdrops alone are far from sufficient given the scale of the crisis.
A general view taken from the Israeli side of the border shows aid parcels being airdropped over the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Belgium sent a military transport plane Monday to join an international operation to airdrop aid into Gaza also involving the United States, France and Jordan, officials said.A general view taken from the Israeli side of the border shows aid parcels being airdropped over the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
According to U.S. Central Command, U.S. C-130s dropped over 36,800 U.S. and Jordanian meal equivalents in northern Gaza. U.S. officials have said this will be a sustained campaign and that they're looking at all options, including possibly getting aid in by sea, and pushing Israeli authorities to open more crossings and allow more trucks into Gaza.U.S.
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