The UK has airlifted food to the Gaza Strip for the second time, The Independent reports.
The RAF A400M aircraft flew from Amman to drop the cargo on the coast of the war-torn territory as part of an international aid mission led by Jordan.
On Friday, the Royal Air Force dropped more than 10 tonnes of aid by parachute, including rice, flour, oil, baby food, tinned food and water for Gaza civilians. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said:
“The UK is doing all it can to get as much food into Gaza as possible. Today’s airdrop will provide over 10 tonnes of food supplies to civilians in need. I thank the Royal Air Force and British Army personnel for their tireless work to support this mission. We will continue to pursue every opportunity to deliver aid by air, sea and land into Gaza.”
The RAF also delivered ten tonnes of food to the region on Monday.
Amid warnings of impending famine in the war-torn Gaza Strip, the air landings followed recent ground deliveries of 2,000 tonnes of British food aid to feed more than 275,000 people in the territory.
More than 32,623 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since the start of the war on October 7.
