President Biden on Friday confirmed plans to airlift aid to Gaza in the coming days after more than 100 Palestinians were killed in a rush to aid trucks this week.
Mr. Biden said: The first airdrops are expected to land within days, and other administration officials have said they will likely include military-grade MREs, or ready-to-eat foods. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the cuts were part of a “sustained effort” by the United States.
“We need to do more, and the United States will do more,” Biden told reporters Friday. “The aid flowing into Gaza is nowhere near enough.”
The United States is also considering using U.S. naval vessels to deliver aid in the Mediterranean along the Gaza coast.
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President Biden on Friday confirmed plans to airlift aid to Gaza in the coming days after more than 100 Palestinians were killed in a rush to aid trucks this week. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
President Biden on Friday confirmed plans to airlift aid to Gaza in the coming days after more than 100 Palestinians were killed in a rush to aid trucks this week.
More than 100 people were killed and hundreds injured when Palestinians rushed to a truck loaded with humanitarian aid in Gaza City early Thursday when it caught fire, local media reported. In response, an airdrop operation was carried out.
The exact circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear. Although some reports suggested that israeli army Israeli forces suggested that most of the dead may have been trampled, as they fired into the crowd as they boarded the trucks.
Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry, said at least 104 people were killed and about 760 injured, describing the incident as a “genocide”.
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby acknowledged that the U.S. airdrop was a “continuing effort” by the Biden administration. (Mandel Gann/AFP via Getty Images)
But Israel disputes this account, saying the majority of those killed in the incident were trampled in the rush to help.
“Early this morning, a humanitarian aid truck was entering the border. Northern Gaza StripThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that “Gazan residents surrounded the truck and looted the supplies being delivered,” adding, “During the incident, dozens of Gazans were injured as a result of pushing and trampling.” Stated. This case is under review. ”
The IDF indicated that fewer than 10 civilians were injured when Israeli forces opened fire during the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Dozens of Palestinians were killed and at least 280 others injured when a humanitarian aid delivery was fired in Gaza City early Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Essa, File)
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Hamas claims to be holding Israel captive Biden administration It takes “full responsibility” for this incident and the “ethnic cleansing” of its people. The group called for worldwide demonstrations against Israel’s air strikes on Gaza.
“We sympathize with the souls of our martyrs and affirm that their sacrifice and blood was not in vain and that we will remain true to our cause, our land and our sacredness,” the group said in a Telegram statement. Posted.
FOX News’ Michael Dorgan and Reuters contributed to this report.
