Five killed, several injured as parachute fails to open during aid drop in Gaza

After a humanitarian airdrops parachute failed to open a pallet crashed into a group of civilians queuing for food north of Gaza Citys Shati refugee camp killing five and injuring several others on Friday according to Al JazeeraFollowing the event on Friday the Gaza government media office acknowledged the number of injuries denouncing the useless airdrops as flashy propaganda rather than humanitarian service and advocating for the availability of food to pass through land bordersWe previously warned it poses a threat to the lives of citizens in the Gaza Strip and this is what happened today when the parcels fell on the citizens heads it said in a statementThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported last month that at least half a million or one in four people in Gaza feared famineThe killings took place as the enclave was gripped by a famine It brought attention to the difficulty of delivering muchneeded humanitarian aid into Gaza in the face of Israeli restrictions The main UN organization in Gaza UNRWA claims that since January 23 Israeli authorities have forbidden them from transporting supplies to the northern part of the strip Al Jazeera reportedThe World Food Programme stated that the military forced its first convoy to the north in two weeks to turn back on TuesdayThe organization had suspended delivery in Gaza due to security concerns As a result several nations have carried out airdrops notably Egypt the United States Jordan and the United Arab EmiratesHowever relief organizations have criticized these efforts as expensive and inefficient ways to provide food and medical suppliesMeanwhile according to the UN if nothing is done a widespread famine in the Gaza Strip is almost inevitableAid organizations attribute the scarcity of food in the enclavewhich has been under Israeli siege and attack since October 7to military activities insecurity and significant barriers to the transportation of necessary supplies according to Al JazeeraThe health officials in Gaza reported that over 30000 people have died in the strip during the fivemonth conflictThe International Court of Justice ICJ is preparing to commence historic hearings on the legality of Israels 57year occupation of Palestinian territories Scheduled for a week at The Hague the proceedings coincide with Israels ongoing military offensive in Gaza resulting in the death of over 29000 Palestinians since October 7 Al Jazeera reportedDistinct from the genocide complaint filed by South Africa against Israel for alleged violations in the current conflict the ICJ hearings focus on Israels occupation of the West Bank Gaza and East Jerusalem since 1967The Palestinians seeking these areas for an independent state argue that the occupation breaches three fundamental principles of international law as reported by Al JazeeraIsrael strongly denies committing genocide in Gaza However the ICJ in January ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear South Africas case against Israel in which the latter is accused of breaching the Genocide ConventionThe court ordered Israel to do all it could to prevent death destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza but the panel of judges stopped short of ordering an end to the military offensive that has laid waste to the Palestinian enclaveThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever