The IDF air-dropped humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip in coordination with several countries on Friday, the military announced in a statement.
"Over the past few hours, 126 aid packages, containing food for the residents of both the southern and northern Gaza Strip, were airdropped by six different countries," the statement read.
The IDF carried out the aid drop in conjunction with the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Spain, France, and Germany. Notably, it was the IDF's first aid drop in conjunction with the three European countries.
Zamir pushes back against starvation rumors
Later, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir pushed back against international accusations of deliberate starvation in Gaza.
“The false campaign about starvation these days is a deliberate, coordinated, and deceitful attempt aimed at accusing the IDF—a moral army—of war crimes. The party responsible for the killing and suffering of Gaza’s residents is Hamas. IDF soldiers and commanders act with morality and integrity, in accordance with the IDF’s spirit and international law.”
He also added that if a partial deal was reached, the war in Gaza would continue without pause.
“I estimate that in the coming days we will know whether we can reach a partial deal for the release of our hostages,” the chief of staff told the commanders. “If not, the fighting will continue without pause.”