U.S. Will Start Air-Dropping Aid Into Gaza

The Biden administration announced the U.S. will begin air-dropping aid to Gaza in the coming days to improve the conditions for Palestinians amid Hamas’ ongoing conflict with Israel—news that comes as a cease-fire agreement becomes seemingly less likely to occur soon.

In addition to air-dropping food and supplies, Biden said his administration is going to “insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to get more and more people (in Gaza) the help they need.”

Biden made the announcement alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who said Italy “fully support(s)” the U.S.’s mediation and that “the humanitarian crisis is our number one priority.”