Israel will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza, says army radio

Israel will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza, says army radio

Over 100 people have died from starvation in the Palestinian enclave since supplies were cut off to the territory in March.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Israel has imposed aid restrictions on Gaza, citing the need to prevent diversion to rebel groups. (EPA Images pic)
DUBAI:
Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.

An Israeli military spokesman did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on the report.

The Gaza health ministry says more than 100 people have died from starvation in the Palestinian enclave since Israel cut off supplies to the territory in March.

Israel, which has been at war with the Palestinian rebel group Hamas in Gaza since October 2023, lifted that blockade in May but has restrictions in place that it says are needed to prevent aid from being diverted to rebel groups.

In the first two weeks of July, the UN children’s agency Unicef treated 5,000 children facing acute malnutrition in Gaza.

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday Gaza was suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the enclave.

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