Biden Announces U.S. Plan to Initiate Humanitarian Airdrops in Gaza

President Biden announced that the United States would start‍ airdropping humanitarian relief supplies into Gaza in response to⁢ the dozens ​of Palestinians killed near an aid convoy in Gaza⁣ City.‌ He emphasized the need for more ‍aid to be delivered to Gaza, stating⁢ that innocent⁢ lives, especially children’s lives, are at stake. The first airdrops will focus on‌ food, followed by ⁣water and medicine,​ with ‌the U.S.​ military planning to drop ⁢50,000 meal rations. The chaotic events on Thursday underscored the‌ need for more creative ways to provide assistance in a faster ⁤and larger​ scale. The deaths around the convoy have‍ brought ‍the humanitarian ⁣crisis in ‍Gaza ⁢into ⁤sharper focus, ​prompting the⁢ White House to put greater pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian⁣ aid in. ⁢The need ‍for Hamas and ⁢Israel to agree​ to a cease-fire and release the hostages held in Gaza was also emphasized.​ The killings ‍around the aid​ convoy remain a subject of ⁣unanswered questions, with conflicting accounts from the ‌Israeli military and Gazan‍ officials. More than 100 Palestinians were killed‍ and over 700 injured when Israeli forces opened‍ fire on crowds ⁢gathered near ‌an⁣ aid convoy in Gaza City. The source of ⁢this⁣ information is from www.nytimes.com