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Hamas dismisses renewal of aid airdrops: ‘Gaza does not need flying aerobatics’
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Humanitarian aid is airdropped to Palestinians over Gaza City, Gaza Strip, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Essa)
A Hamas official dismisses news about the resumption of airdrops of aid into Gaza, calling it a stunt that won’t help the starving population.
“The Gaza Strip does not need flying aerobatics, it needs an open humanitarian corridor and a steady daily flow of aid trucks to save what remains of the lives of besieged, starving civilians,” Ismail Al-Thawabta, the director of the Hamas-run Gaza government media office, tells Reuters.
The IDF said earlier today that it expected such deliveries, which took place a number of times last year, to resume soon.
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