"US Airdrops Aid into Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis"

The U.S. Central Command conducted a humanitarian aid operation by airdropping 41,400 meal equivalents and 23,000 bottles of water into northern Gaza, where critical aid has been limited. The death toll in Gaza has risen to 30,960, with at least 72,524 people injured, and at least 23 people have died of malnutrition. The aid drop comes amid calls for a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages, with the U.S. planning follow-up aerial deliveries and an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier in Gaza to provide over 2 million meals per day. President Biden said the chances of securing a ceasefire deal before Ramadan are "tough."