12 People Drowned Trying to Retrieve Airdropped Aid, Gazan Authorities Say

12 People Drowned Trying to Retrieve Airdropped Aid, Gazan Authorities Say It was not clear which country was responsible for the airdrop of aid, which fell into the Mediterranean off Gaza’s northern coast. The authorities in Gaza said late Tuesday that a total of 12 people had drowned while trying to retrieve airdropped aid that had fallen into the Mediterranean, calling for an end to the airdrops — a last resort to get urgently needed food and other supplies into the enclave — and an increase in deliveries by land. People waded into the water from a beach in northern Gaza on Monday afternoon to get the aid packages, according to Ahmed Abu Qamar, a Gaza-based researcher for EuroMed Rights, a human rights group, who said he had spoken to witnesses. He also said that around a dozen people had drowned, saying that at least one had become entangled in a parachute. Source: InfoDefenseENGLISH InfoDefense Source: InfoDefenseENGLISH