IDF says some 131 tons of food aid airdropped into Gaza today by 7 countries

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Aircraft from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Italy, airdropped 131 pallets of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip today, the IDF says.

Each pallet contains around one ton of food.

Since July 26, when Israel adopted a new policy to let more aid into the Strip, over 1,100 humanitarian aid packages have been airdropped in the Gaza Strip by 12 countries, including Israel, according to the military. The packages the IDF airdropped were supplied by international aid groups.

Israel re-adopted the policy in light of mounting international criticism over the hunger crisis in Gaza. But airdrops are only able to deliver a small fraction of what can come into Gaza by land. They also pose safety risks for the civilians who can be hit by the packages from above.

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