Amid warnings of impending famine in the war-torn Gaza Strip, the airdrops followed recent ground deliveries of 2,000 tonnes of British food aid
Britain has air-dropped food into Gaza for the second time. The Royal Air Force parachuted more than 10 tons of aid — including rice, flour, oil, baby food, canned goods and water — to the citizens of Gaza today, Catholic Good Friday.
An RAF A400M aircraft took off from Amman to drop supplies along the coastline of the war-torn enclave as part of the international relief mission led by Jordan.
Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said: “The UK is doing everything it can to get as much food as possible into Gaza. Today’s airdrop will provide more than 10 tonnes of food to civilians in need. Thank you to the staff at the Basilica Air Force and the British Army for their tireless work in support of this mission. We will continue to take every opportunity to deliver aid by air, sea and land to Gaza.”
The RAF also dropped 10 tonnes of food in the area this Monday.
Amid warnings of impending famine in the war-torn Gaza Strip, the airdrops followed recent ground deliveries of 2,000 tonnes of British food aid to feed more than 275,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
Source :Skai
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