{"id":233250,"date":"2025-07-28T06:47:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/food-airdropped-into-gaza-as-israel-says-its-opening-aid-routes-channels-television\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T06:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:47:27","slug":"food-airdropped-into-gaza-as-israel-says-its-opening-aid-routes-channels-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/food-airdropped-into-gaza-as-israel-says-its-opening-aid-routes-channels-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Airdropped Into Gaza As Israel Says Its Opening Aid Routes \u2022 Channels Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Food Airdropped Into Gaza As Israel Says Its Opening Aid Routes \u2022 Channels Television<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordanian and Emirati planes dropped food into Gaza on Sunday, as Israel began a limited \u201ctactical pause\u201d in some military operations to allow the UN and aid agencies to tackle a deepening hunger crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian territory is gripped by dire humanitarian conditions created by 21 months of war and made worse by Israel\u2019s total blockade of aid from March to May.<\/p>\n<p>Since the easing of the blockade, the levels of aid reaching Gaza have been far below what aid groups say is needed.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his government was not to blame for the dire situation and lashed out at the UN.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military dismissed allegations that it had been using starvation as a weapon, saying it had coordinated with the UN and international agencies to \u201cincrease the scale of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organisation warned on Sunday that malnutrition was reaching \u201calarming levels\u201d\u00a0in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> WHO Says Malnutrition Reaching \u2018Alarming Levels\u2019 In Gaza<\/p>\n<p>It said that of the 74 recorded malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 had occurred in July \u2014 including 24 children aged under five, one child older than five, and 38 adults.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of these people were declared dead on arrival at health facilities or died shortly after, their bodies showing clear signs of severe wasting,\u201d the UN health agency said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UN\u2019s World Food Programme said a third of the population of Gaza had not eaten for days, and 470,000 were \u201cenduring famine-like conditions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed Israel\u2019s tactical pauses, saying his teams \u201cwill do all we can to reach as many starving people as we can in this window\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Humanitarian aid now\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_946194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-946194\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-946194\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid.jpg 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-946194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72CR__v3__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-946194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid drive toward the Gaza Strip through the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on July 27, 2025. (Photo by AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli decision came as international pressure mounted on Netanyahu to prevent mass starvation in the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined the chorus of concern on Sunday, urging the Israeli premier \u201cto provide the starving civilian population in Gaza with urgently needed humanitarian aid now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Accusing the UN of fabricating \u201cpretexts and lies about Israel\u201d blocking aid, Netanyahu said in remarks at an airbase that \u201cthere are secure routes\u201d for aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have always been, but today it\u2019s official. There will be no more excuses,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The situation inside the territory deteriorated sharply after Israel imposed its total blockade on aid in March.<\/p>\n<p>It later eased the blockade, but sidelined the UN and major aid agencies and instead relied on a newly created, US-backed private foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Aid groups refused to work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, accusing it of furthering Israel\u2019s military goals, while hundreds of people have been killed attempting to reach its sites.<\/p>\n<p>The Jordanian military said its planes, working with the United Arab Emirates, had delivered 25 tonnes of aid in three parachute drops over Gaza on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military also said it had conducted a drop, parachuting seven pallets of aid into the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Truckloads of flour were also seen arriving in northern Gaza through the Zikim area crossing from Israel, according to AFP journalists.<\/p>\n<p>AFP correspondents also saw trucks crossing from Egypt, heading for Israeli inspection before entering Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The charity Oxfam\u2019s regional policy chief Bushra Khalidi called Israel\u2019s latest moves a \u201cwelcome first step\u201d but warned they were insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarvation won\u2019t be solved by a few trucks or airdrops,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat\u2019s needed is a real humanitarian response: ceasefire, full access, all crossings open and a steady, large-scale flow of aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a permanent ceasefire, a complete lifting of the siege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In general, humanitarian officials are deeply sceptical that airdrops can deliver enough food safely to tackle the hunger crisis facing Gaza\u2019s more than two million inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u2018It felt like war\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_946196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-946196\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-946196\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid.jpg 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-946196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250727__67Y72T3__v2__MidRes__EgyptPalestinianIsraelConflictAid.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-946196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A convoy of aid trucks on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, awaits permission to drive toward the besieged Palestinians territory on July 27, 2025. (Photo by AFP).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Gaza City\u2019s Tel el-Hawa district, 30-year-old Suad Ishtaywi said her \u201clife\u2019s wish\u201d was simply to feed her children. She spoke of her husband returning empty-handed from each day from aid points.<\/p>\n<p>There were chaotic scenes at the site where Israel conducted its first food drop, witnesses told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Samih Humeid, a 23-year-old from the Al-Karama neighbourhood of Gaza City, said dozens of people had gathered to rush towards the parachuted supplies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt felt like a war, everyone trying to grab whatever they could. Hunger is merciless. The quantities were extremely limited, not enough even for a few people, because hunger is everywhere. I only managed to get three cans of fava beans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army\u2019s daily pause from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm will be limited to areas where its troops are not currently operating \u2014 Al-Mawasi in the south, Deir el-Balah in the centre and Gaza City in the north.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for\u00a0Netanyahu and former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, citing \u201creasonable grounds\u201d\u00a0to suspect war crimes including starvation \u2014 charges Israel vehemently denies.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, according to the Gaza civil defence agency, Israeli army fire killed 27 Palestinians, 12 of them near aid distribution areas.<\/p>\n<p>Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defence agency and other parties.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza after Hamas\u2019s October 7, 2023 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli campaign has killed 59,733 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gaza,UN,WHO<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/27\/food-airdropped-into-gaza-as-israel-says-its-opening-aid-routes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Airdropped Into Gaza As Israel Says Its Opening Aid Routes \u2022 Channels Television \u00a0 Jordanian and Emirati planes dropped food into Gaza on Sunday, as Israel began a limited \u201ctactical pause\u201d in some military operations to allow the UN and aid agencies to tackle a deepening hunger crisis. 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