Morocco to begin humanitarian airdrops into north Gaza – report

Morocco will start airdrops of aid into north Gaza today, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

The outlet says six Hercules transport aircraft from the Royal Moroccan Air Force are en route to Israel, and will land at Ben Gurion Airport to refuel before they take off to drop humanitarian supplies into the north of the Strip.

Kan says that the airdrop was coordinated with Israel, and that it will mark the first day of the Muslim holy month Ramadan.

The United States and Jordan are among the countries to have carried out airdrops in northern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people are facing dire conditions after more than five months of war. Difficulties in distributing aid by ground routes led the nations to turn to airdropping assistance in addition to planning for maritime deliveries.

Agencies contributed to this report.