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

As American military pilots closed in on the northern coast of Gaza, AP journalists aboard the aid mission could hardly spot a single building left untouched by six months of brutal war. They watched as three tons of humanitarian aid — food, water and hygiene products supplied by Jordan— tumbled out of the rear of … Read more

Sending Gaza aid via pier and airdrops, U.S. seeks complex workarounds

You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. In planning the D-Day invasion of 1944, which helped turn the tide of the Second World War, Allied forces preparing … Read more

Latest Israel-Hamas war news and Gaza conflict updates: U.S. airdrops aid into Gaza

The United States has made the first of what officials say will be more planned airdrops of food aid into the Gaza Strip, parachuting in packages that contained more than 38,000 meals on Saturday. The operation expands America’s direct role in addressing a growing humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave — where a lack of … Read more

U.S. military airdrops food aid over Gaza as hunger intensifies

The United States dropped pallets of food aid into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, expanding America’s direct role in addressing a growing humanitarian crisis and underscoring a widening gap between Washington and Israel over its handling of its war against Hamas. The operation by U.S. C-130 cargo planes parachuted in packages containing 38,000 meals above … Read more

Biden Approves Military Airdrops of Aid Into Gaza

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin airdropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden said Friday, a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. The president announced the move after at least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run … Read more