ALBAWABA - France will be carrying out an air-drop aid into Gaza "in the coming days", a diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
France's decision came after UN-backed experts warned that continued Israeli blockade for humanitarian aid entry into Gaza is leading to famine in the strip as babies are unable to have access to formula or basic needs.
"France will carry out air drops in the coming days to meet the most essential and urgent needs of the civilian population in Gaza," AFP reported, citing the source, who also called for "an immediate opening by Israel of the land crossing points".
France will join Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in conducting air-drop aid into Gaza amid starvation and low aid entry due to the Israeli blockade.
The number of Palestinians who died from malnutrition since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, jumped to 147, including 88 children, the Ministry of Health in Gaza revealed on Monday, July 28.
It is worth noting that President Emmanuel Macron said that France will be recognizing the Palestinian state in September at the scheduled session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
"The urgent need today is for the war in Gaza to end and for the civilian population to be rescued. Peace is possible. We need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza," the president wrote on X.
