Spain Airdrops 12 Tons of Food Aid into Famine-Hit Gaza
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares revealed that the operation included the deployment of 24 parachutes, each carrying 500 kilos (1,100 pounds) of food—enough to feed 11,000 people.
Albares stated that Spain also has humanitarian aid awaiting entry into Gaza via land routes from Egypt.
'The induced famine that the people of Gaza are suffering is a disgrace to all of humanity,' 'Israel must open all land crossings permanently so that humanitarian aid can enter on a massive scale,' Albares said.
On Friday, France also began airdropping 40 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Friday and urged Israel to allow full access to the area amid a worsening starvation crisis, according to Reuters.
'Faced with the absolute urgency, we have just conducted a food airdrop operation in Gaza. Thank you to our Jordanian, Emirati, and German partners for their support, and to our military personnel for their commitment,' President Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media platform X.
Last week, the Royal Jordanian Air Force and UAE Air Force C-130 aircraft successfully carried out three humanitarian airdrops full of food and basic necessities amid the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Dozens of Gazans including children have lost their souls due to malnutrition throughout the 21 months of war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Related Topics:
Trump's Envoy Visits GHF Aid Site as Gaza Starvation Crisis Deepens
Italy Launches Critical Gaza Aid Drops as Famine Threat Looms
Slovenia Imposes Arms Embargo on Israel Over Gaza Conflict
Short link :
Post Views: 80
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Arab News
3 minutes ago
- Arab News
Kyiv under Russian missile attack, Ukraine says
KYIV: Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on its Telegram messaging app. Reuters' witnesses heard a loud blast shaking the city soon after midnight on Sunday.
Saudi Gazette
17 minutes ago
- Saudi Gazette
Hamas says it will not disarm without fully sovereign Palestinian state
GAZA CITY — Hamas declared Saturday that it will not surrender its weapons unless an 'independent, fully sovereign' Palestinian state is established with Jerusalem as its capital, rejecting reports that it had agreed to demilitarize. The statement came after Israel's Haaretz newspaper published a recording attributed to U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in which he reportedly said, 'Hamas has said that they are prepared to be demilitarized' and that a solution to end the war was 'very, very close.' 'Resistance and its weapons are a national and legitimate right as long as the occupation continues, a right recognized by international laws and conventions,' Hamas said on Telegram. 'Such rights cannot be relinquished except with the full attainment of our national rights.' Witkoff met families of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv on Saturday, his third visit to Hostage Square since the war began, amid renewed calls for a ceasefire deal following the release of videos showing two emaciated Israeli captives. On Friday, Witkoff toured an aid center in southern Gaza run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), saying he aimed to give U.S. President Donald Trump 'a clear understanding of the humanitarian situation' to shape a plan for food and medical aid condemned the visit as a 'propaganda stunt' designed to deflect outrage over what UN officials and rights groups have described as Israel's systematic starvation Health Ministry says at least 169 Palestinians, including 93 children, have died from hunger-related causes since Oct. 7, calls for a ceasefire, Israel has continued its offensive in Gaza, which the ministry says has killed more than 60,000 people, most of them women and International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes, while Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice. — Agencies
Leaders
5 hours ago
- Leaders
Spain Airdrops 12 Tons of Food Aid into Famine-Hit Gaza
Spain announced on Friday it had airlifted 12 tons of food into Gaza amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, according to AFP. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares revealed that the operation included the deployment of 24 parachutes, each carrying 500 kilos (1,100 pounds) of food—enough to feed 11,000 people. Albares stated that Spain also has humanitarian aid awaiting entry into Gaza via land routes from Egypt. 'The induced famine that the people of Gaza are suffering is a disgrace to all of humanity,' 'Israel must open all land crossings permanently so that humanitarian aid can enter on a massive scale,' Albares said. On Friday, France also began airdropping 40 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Friday and urged Israel to allow full access to the area amid a worsening starvation crisis, according to Reuters. 'Faced with the absolute urgency, we have just conducted a food airdrop operation in Gaza. Thank you to our Jordanian, Emirati, and German partners for their support, and to our military personnel for their commitment,' President Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media platform X. Last week, the Royal Jordanian Air Force and UAE Air Force C-130 aircraft successfully carried out three humanitarian airdrops full of food and basic necessities amid the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Dozens of Gazans including children have lost their souls due to malnutrition throughout the 21 months of war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Related Topics: Trump's Envoy Visits GHF Aid Site as Gaza Starvation Crisis Deepens Italy Launches Critical Gaza Aid Drops as Famine Threat Looms Slovenia Imposes Arms Embargo on Israel Over Gaza Conflict Short link : Post Views: 80
