Tragedy in Gaza: Fatal Airdrop Mishap Claims Lives

Five people were killed and 10 injured in Gaza when a pallet of aid, parachuted into the territory as part of a humanitarian airdrop, hit a group of people after the parachute failed to deploy properly. The casualties were taken to a hospital in Gaza City, and the government media office in Hamas-run Gaza criticized airdrops as "futile". Aid agencies' efforts to deliver humanitarian aid have been severely hampered by logistic obstacles, a breakdown of public order, and lengthy bureaucracy imposed by Israel, prompting calls for unimpeded humanitarian land access and more border crossings for aid deliveries.