French planes left Jordan but 52 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza are also blocked in Egypt.
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France has dropped 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid in Gaza between August 1 and 10, the Defrique des Armées in Franceinfo said on Tuesday. 9 rotations were necessary, specifies this source, to drop 37 pallets.
The initial objective of the 40 tonnes was therefore achieved, welcomes France, which had announced on July 29, by the voice of its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, these flights “In close connection with the Jordanian authorities”. “The airway is useful, but it is not sufficient”said the minister, who asked for the reopening of land access, while “52 tonnes of French humanitarian freight are today blocked in El-Arish (in Egypt), a few kilometers from the Gaza Strip”.
Amnesty International France, for its part, said on July 30 on Franceinfo that these air lagages, “If they are obviously positive, remain derisory in relation to the real needs of the Gazaouis”. The United Nations alert to “Alarming levels” Malnutrition, while 2.4 million Palestinians are besieged by the Israeli army.
Aymeric Elluin, head of armed armed weapons and confilts for the NGO, assures that “According to the United Nations, 62,000 tonnes would need in terms of food and nutrition needs” per month “.
