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Sunday, July 27, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 27, 2025
In 1st since war began, IDF says it airdropped humanitarian aid into Gaza
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Israeli Air Force staff prepare boxes of humanitarian aid ahead of an airdrop in the Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025. (IDF)
The IDF says on Telegram that earlier in the night, it “carried out an airdrop of humanitarian aid as part of the ongoing efforts to allow and facilitate the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip.”
The military says the move was taken “in accordance with the directives of the political echelon.”
It is the first time Israel airdrops aid into Gaza since the current war began, after previously having only allowed other countries to carry out such operations.
Unusually, the statement is only issued in English, and isn’t featured on its X pages in either Hebrew or English.
דובר צה"ל באנגלית: התחלנו בהצנחת סיוע הומניטרי לעזה – הוצנחו 7 חבילות הכוללות קמח, סוכר ומזון משומר https://t.co/mcVVzPmteH pic.twitter.com/sjyyMvMJiB
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