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| Israel-Gaza war: US carries out its first aid airdrop in strip | Israel-Gaza war: US carries out its first aid airdrop in strip |
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| Watch: US parachutes humanitarian aid into Gaza | Watch: US parachutes humanitarian aid into Gaza |
| The US has carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid for Gaza, with more than 30,000 meals parachuted in by three military planes. | The US has carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid for Gaza, with more than 30,000 meals parachuted in by three military planes. |
| The operation, carried out jointly with Jordan's Air Force, was the first of many announced by President Joe Biden. | The operation, carried out jointly with Jordan's Air Force, was the first of many announced by President Joe Biden. |
| The head of a well-known aid organisation told the BBC he thought there was a famine in northern Gaza. | The head of a well-known aid organisation told the BBC he thought there was a famine in northern Gaza. |
| At least 112 people were killed as crowds rushed to an aid convoy outside Gaza city on Thursday. | At least 112 people were killed as crowds rushed to an aid convoy outside Gaza city on Thursday. |
| Hamas has accused them for the killing. Israel denies this and says it is investigating. | Hamas has accused them for the killing. Israel denies this and says it is investigating. |
| The first US airdrop comes as a top US official said the framework of a deal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza was in place. | The first US airdrop comes as a top US official said the framework of a deal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza was in place. |
| The Biden administration official said on Saturday that Israel had "more or less accepted" the deal. | The Biden administration official said on Saturday that Israel had "more or less accepted" the deal. |
| "It will be a six-week ceasefire in Gaza starting today if Hamas agrees to release the defined category of vulnerable hostages (...) the sick, the wounded, elderly and women," the unnamed official said. | "It will be a six-week ceasefire in Gaza starting today if Hamas agrees to release the defined category of vulnerable hostages (...) the sick, the wounded, elderly and women," the unnamed official said. |
| Mediators are due to reconvene in Cairo on Sunday, and Egyptian officials said delegations from both Hamas and Israel were expected to arrive for the negotiations. | Mediators are due to reconvene in Cairo on Sunday, and Egyptian officials said delegations from both Hamas and Israel were expected to arrive for the negotiations. |
| One official said certain technical issues around a possible deal still needed to be resolved, such as how many Palestinian prisoners would be released by Israel in exchange for hostages held by Hamas. | One official said certain technical issues around a possible deal still needed to be resolved, such as how many Palestinian prisoners would be released by Israel in exchange for hostages held by Hamas. |
| On Saturday C-130 transport planes dropped more than 38,000 meals along the Gaza coastline, US Central Command said in a statement. | On Saturday C-130 transport planes dropped more than 38,000 meals along the Gaza coastline, US Central Command said in a statement. |
| "These airdrops are part of a sustained effort to get more aid into Gaza, including by expanding the flow of aid through land corridors and routes," it added. | "These airdrops are part of a sustained effort to get more aid into Gaza, including by expanding the flow of aid through land corridors and routes," it added. |
| Other countries including the UK, France, Egypt and Jordan have previously airdropped aid into Gaza, but this is the first by the US. | Other countries including the UK, France, Egypt and Jordan have previously airdropped aid into Gaza, but this is the first by the US. |
| Jan Egeland, head of aid organisation the Norwegian Refugee Council, has just returned from a three-day visit to Gaza. | Jan Egeland, head of aid organisation the Norwegian Refugee Council, has just returned from a three-day visit to Gaza. |
| "I was prepared for nightmare, but it is worse, much worse," Mr Egeland told the BBC on Sunday. | "I was prepared for nightmare, but it is worse, much worse," Mr Egeland told the BBC on Sunday. |
| "People want to take your hand... saying 'we are starving, we are dying here'. | "People want to take your hand... saying 'we are starving, we are dying here'. |
| "I think there is famine in the north," he said, adding that there had been no aid for 300,000 people living in ruins, with Israel not allowing any through. | "I think there is famine in the north," he said, adding that there had been no aid for 300,000 people living in ruins, with Israel not allowing any through. |
| US administration officials said that Thursday's "tragic incident" had highlighted "the importance of expanding and sustaining the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza in response to the dire humanitarian situation". | US administration officials said that Thursday's "tragic incident" had highlighted "the importance of expanding and sustaining the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza in response to the dire humanitarian situation". |
| Dozens of people are being treated at al-Shifa Hospital following Thursday's tragedy | Dozens of people are being treated at al-Shifa Hospital following Thursday's tragedy |
| Aid agencies have said that airdrops are an inefficient way of delivering aid. | Aid agencies have said that airdrops are an inefficient way of delivering aid. |
| "Airdrops are expensive, haphazard and usually lead to the wrong people getting the aid," Mr Egeland said. | "Airdrops are expensive, haphazard and usually lead to the wrong people getting the aid," Mr Egeland said. |
| Displaced Gaza resident Medhat Taher told Reuters news agency that such a method was woefully inadequate. | Displaced Gaza resident Medhat Taher told Reuters news agency that such a method was woefully inadequate. |
| "Will this be enough for a school? Is this enough for 10,000 people?" he said. "It's better to send aid via crossings and better than airdropping via parachutes." | "Will this be enough for a school? Is this enough for 10,000 people?" he said. "It's better to send aid via crossings and better than airdropping via parachutes." |
| In his statement on Friday, President Biden said the US would "insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to get more and more people the help they need". | In his statement on Friday, President Biden said the US would "insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to get more and more people the help they need". |
| US Vice-President Kamala Harris will meet Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz in Washington on Monday to discuss a truce and other issues, Reuters quotes a White House official as saying. | US Vice-President Kamala Harris will meet Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz in Washington on Monday to discuss a truce and other issues, Reuters quotes a White House official as saying. |
| In Thursday's incident, 112 people were killed and more than 760 injured as they crowded around aid lorries on the south-western edge of Gaza City. | In Thursday's incident, 112 people were killed and more than 760 injured as they crowded around aid lorries on the south-western edge of Gaza City. |
| Israel said most died in a crush after it fired warning shots. | Israel said most died in a crush after it fired warning shots. |
| What video and eyewitness accounts tell us about Gazans killed at aid drop | What video and eyewitness accounts tell us about Gazans killed at aid drop |
| Biden treads carefully through Middle East minefield | Biden treads carefully through Middle East minefield |
| Biden hopes for Gaza ceasefire by start of Ramadan | Biden hopes for Gaza ceasefire by start of Ramadan |
| Giorgios Petropoulos, head of the Gaza sub-office of the UN Co-ordinator for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told the BBC that he and a team sent to al-Shifa hospital had found a large number of people with bullet wounds. | Giorgios Petropoulos, head of the Gaza sub-office of the UN Co-ordinator for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told the BBC that he and a team sent to al-Shifa hospital had found a large number of people with bullet wounds. |
| Watch: Devastation after dozens killed in Gaza aid operation | Watch: Devastation after dozens killed in Gaza aid operation |
| Hamas meanwhile said an Israeli bombardment had killed at least 11 people at a camp in Rafah in southern Gaza on Saturday. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the attack "outrageous". The Israeli army said it had carried out a "precision strike" against Islamic Jihad militants in the area. | Hamas meanwhile said an Israeli bombardment had killed at least 11 people at a camp in Rafah in southern Gaza on Saturday. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the attack "outrageous". The Israeli army said it had carried out a "precision strike" against Islamic Jihad militants in the area. |
| The UN's World Food Programme has warned that a famine is imminent in northern Gaza, which has received very little aid in recent weeks, and where an estimated 300,000 people are living with little food or clean water. | The UN's World Food Programme has warned that a famine is imminent in northern Gaza, which has received very little aid in recent weeks, and where an estimated 300,000 people are living with little food or clean water. |
| The Israel military launched a large-scale air and ground campaign to destroy Hamas after its gunmen killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on 7 October and took 253 back to Gaza as hostages. | The Israel military launched a large-scale air and ground campaign to destroy Hamas after its gunmen killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on 7 October and took 253 back to Gaza as hostages. |
| Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says more than 30,000 people, including 21,000 children and women, have been killed in Gaza since then with some 7,000 missing and at least 70,450 injured. | Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says more than 30,000 people, including 21,000 children and women, have been killed in Gaza since then with some 7,000 missing and at least 70,450 injured. |