The Pentagon said Israel “did not participate in the inspection” of food parcels airdropped over Gaza on Saturday during a joint operation with Jordan. Jerusalem Post.
“The cargo is pre-packaged food that is inspected at the time of processing and before delivery,” the Pentagon said. He did not elaborate on how the goods were examined or the location from which the airdrop planes departed.
John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, told reporters on Monday that the drop of 38,000 ready-to-eat meals to Gaza was done in cooperation with the Royal Jordanian Air Force. He said: “This operation witnessed the unloading of 66 aid packages on board three C-130 aircraft, which were delivered to the people who needed it most.” This is the second airdrop of its kind, as Jordan conducted the first of its kind on Tuesday. The United States plans to carry out more airdrops.
Other countries, including Belgium, want to conduct similar operations as a comprehensive solution to the problems of distributing ground aid during the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas, which, according to the United Nations, has created a food crisis in the food-starved Strip. Home to 2.3 million people.
Israeli opposition leader, MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), raised concerns about the security aspects of such operations when he spoke to his party on Monday in the Knesset. In a speech attacking the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Lapid said it was “unqualified” to manage the war or the necessary diplomacy around it.
Lapid pointed to the issue of airdrops as an example, explaining that “the airdrops of Americans and Jordanians into Gaza did not pass security inspection. Americans have lost confidence in this government. “They have lost confidence in Netanyahu’s ability to manage the election campaign.”
Israel inspects goods entering Gaza
The Israeli Office for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, charged with supervising goods entering Gaza by air, sea and land, said Israel participated in the inspections. He added, “The aid packages that are dropped by air into the Gaza Strip are subject to security checks in which Israeli officials also participate.”
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