The 40 -ton humanitarian aid of humanitarian aid announced at the start of the week by France began this Friday 1is august. In a message published on X, Emmanuel Macron shared a video showing tons of humanitarian freight dropped by air. “Faced with the absolute emergency, we have just conducted an operation to drop food in Gaza”he said by thanking Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Germany. “Largages are not enough. Israel must open up full humanitarian access to respond to the risk of famine. »»
Guest on Franceinfo This Friday morning, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot called to “Flood the gaza strip of water, food, drugs” and recalled the humanitarian emergency that reigns in the Palestinian enclave, claiming that“There is no longer a minute to lose”. France asks the Hebrew State to open the access roads “Without hindrance” to humanitarian aid. Jean-Noël Barrot recalled that “52 tonnes [d’aide] have been waiting for months a few kilometers from the Gaza Strip ».
Spain drops 12 tonnes
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on famine in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, July 31. He indicates that since the beginning of July, 5,000 children under the age of 5 have been admitted for care due to acute malnutrition. Among these children, 63 died of famine. A situation “Absolutely intolerable”hammered Jean-Noël Barrot.
Spain announced Friday that it has dropped 12 tonnes of air food on the Gaza Strip. A total of 24 packages were parachuted, “Each has a capacity of 500 kg, a total of 12 tonnes” food, representative “About 5,500 food rations”explained the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares.