US aircraft carry out airdrops of aid to Gaza with 38,000 meals

US aircraft carry out airdrops of aid to Gaza with 38,000 meals

The US has carried out its first aidrop of humanitarian aid into Gaza, according to Reuters.Two US officials told the outlet that three US C-130s dropped humanitarian supplies over Gaza on Saturday. The supplies included 66 total bundles – 22 from each aircraft – and included 38,000 meals dropped for people of Gaza.On Friday, Joe Biden announced that the airdrops would begin soon during a meeting at the White House with the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.“The loss of life is heartbreaking. People are so desperate that innocent people got caught in a terrible war unable to feed their families and you saw the response when they tried to get aid in,” Biden said, before adding: “And we need to do more and the United States will do more. In the coming days, we are going to join with our friends in Jordan and others in providing airdrops of additional food and supplies [into Gaza].” US aircraft carry out airdrops of aid to Gaza with 38,000 meals