Israel: Over 50 pallets of food airdropped over Gaza by Arab states

Jordanian and Emirati planes have dropped another 52 pallets of food over the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Tuesday.

Egyptian planes also took part in the airdrops for the first time since Sunday, when Israel began allowing increased aid into the sealed-off Palestinian territory after months of restrictions, the military said.

The Israeli military on Sunday announced it was implementing daily “humanitarian” pauses in fighting to allow for new aid to be safely distributed in the embattled strip, amid increased international pressure over warners of imminent famine.

The military said Egypt, Jordan and the UAE were coordinating the airdrops with Israel.

Aid organizations including Doctors Without Borders have criticized the method as ineffective and expensive compared to lorry aid deliveries. They also note the danger posed to waiting civilians by the dropping pallets, which are attached to parachutes.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said two military aircraft were on their way to Jordan from where they would also begin airdropping aid into Gaza.