The IDF says aid corridors are being set up to "refute the false claim of intentional starvation" after aid agencies raised the alarm about spreading malnutrition in the Strip
Jordan is also sending in 60 trucks carrying essential food supplies, the country's state-run news agency reports - Egypt is also delivering more aid by land
Aid organizations have repeatedly warned that airdrops are not sufficient to address the crisis in Gaza, with one calling it a "grotesque distraction"
Approximately 160 airdrop flights would be needed just to provide a single meal for each of Gaza's approximately two million people.
00:00Following Israel's announcement of a number of new aid measures, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates carried out airdrops into Gaza.
00:08After aid organizations raised the alarm about the spread of malnutrition in the Strip,
00:12the IDF claims that aid corridors are being set up to refute the false claim of intentional starvation.
00:19According to the country's state-run news agency, Jordan is also bringing 60 trucks with essential food supplies.
00:26Egypt is also bringing more aid by land.
00:29Aid organizations have repeatedly warned that airdrops are not sufficient to address the crisis in Gaza,
00:35with one calling it a grotesque distraction.
00:38According to BBC World Correspondent Joe Inwood,
00:41it would require approximately 160 airdrop flights to provide a single meal to each of Gaza's approximately 2 million residents.
00:50In Gaza, malnutrition has killed at least 133 people so far this year.
00:55David Lammy, the British Foreign Secretary, stated earlier today that Israel's temporary pause of its military operations in parts of Gaza to allow aid in is essential,
01:07but that the measure alone cannot alleviate the suffering of the population of Gaza.
01:11We need a ceasefire that can end the war.
01:14For hostages to be released and aid to enter Gaza by land unhindered, he said in a statement.
01:19In addition, he stated that land routes are the only viable and sustainable means of providing aid into Gaza,
01:26even though airdrops will be beneficial.
01:29These measures must be fully implemented, and additional obstacles to aid must be removed.
01:34Everybody is watching.
01:36This week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer made the announcement that Jordan and the UK were working on plans to fly aid into Gaza.
01:44According to BBC News, Jordanian and UAE aircraft did not carry any aid from the United Kingdom,
01:51and no RAF aircraft were involved in today's airdrops.
