France carries out first aid airdrop in Gaza
President Emmanuel Macron said Friday France had carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian supplies into Gaza, after UN-backed experts warn the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine.
"Faced with an urgent humanitarian crisis, we just conducted a food airdrop over Gaza," Macron said in English on X.
"But airdrops are not enough. Israel must grant full humanitarian access to address the risk of famine," he said.
He thanked France's Jordanian, Emirati, and German partners for their support.
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