GAZA: A medic at Gaza's largest hospital said Friday a humanitarian airdrop in the north of the Palestinian territory killed five people and wounded 10.
The casualties were taken to Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, the emergency room's head nurse, Mohammed al-Sheikh, told AFP.A witness from the camp told AFP he and his brother followed the parachuted aid in the hope of getting"a bag of flour"."Then, all of a sudden, the parachute didn't open and fell down like a rocket on the roof of one of the houses," said Mohammed al-Ghoul.
"Ten minutes later I saw people transferring three martyrs and others injured, who were staying on the roof of the house where the aid packages fell," the 50-year-old told AFP.Referring to the five killed on Friday, the government media office in Hamas-run Gaza said airdrops were"futile" and"not the best way for aid to enter".
The United Nations has said airdrops or a proposed maritime aid corridor cannot be a substitute for land deliveries, urging more trucks to be permitted to reach Gaza through more border crossings.We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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