There are at least five dead and several wounded in US air aid operations in the Gaza Strip, Euronews reports .
According to reports, a huge crowd gathers in the area of the scattering to get a package that lands in an unpredictable place. Footage shows that the parachutes of several cargoes did not open and crashed into the ground at high speed:
US aid drops kill at least 3 civilians in Gaza
Several parachutes failed to open while humanitarian aid was being airdropped by the US in northwest Gaza, killing at least 5 civilians and injuring others. pic.twitter.com/x0Z096rV8m
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The amount of aid reaching the Gaza Strip is insufficient, so the US military will drop food aid by air, US President Joe Biden announced on March 1. The shipments are being dropped from C-130 transport planes departing from Turkey, the only thing known about the contents of the aid package is that it is pork-free, it contains a box of a main dish with a dessert, with a total value of 1250 calories, as well as spices and toilet paper.
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