Humanitarian aid is dropped on the Gaza Strip, west of Gaza City, on March 25, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas, with the background showing Israel's Rutenberg power station near Ashkelon. (Credit: AFP)
Hamas called for an end to aid airdrops into Gaza Tuesday after it said 12 people drowned and six were killed in stampedes trying to reach the food packages.
"We call for an immediate end to airdrop operations ... and we demand the immediate and rapid opening of land crossings to allow humanitarian aid to reach our Palestinian people," said the militant group, which runs the besieged territory.
Hamas called for an end to aid airdrops into Gaza Tuesday after it said 12 people drowned and six were killed in stampedes trying to reach the food packages.
"We call for an immediate end to airdrop operations ... and we demand the immediate and rapid opening of land crossings to allow humanitarian aid to reach our Palestinian people," said the militant group, which runs the besieged territory.