The parachute on one of the boxes failed to open, killing five people among a group gathered to collect humanitarian aid.
Humanitarian aid is arriving as best it can in Gaza, insufficient, in dribs and drabs and in dramatic conditions: five people were killed on Friday by packages dropped from planes near the Al-Shati refugee camp because the parachutes of the crates did not open.
This accident illustrates the danger of delivering aid by air and the UN emphasizes the need to secure land deliveries. According to her, only aid delivered by truck can respond to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
At least nine dead in Deir al-Balah
An Israeli strike killed at least nine people in Deir al-Balah and injured many others, according to hospital officials.
The Israeli army, for its part, declares having targeted areas used by Hamas, after rocket attacks carried out from Gaza towards Israel.
Humanitarian ship ready to leave Cyprus
The President of the European Commission announced, during a trip to Cyprus, the imminent arrival of a humanitarian aid ship in Gaza. Ursula von der Leyen said she was preparing to leave the Mediterranean island as international donors set up a maritime corridor to supply the Palestinian enclave.
Israel said it welcomed the maritime corridor but said security checks would also be necessary.
