The president had taken aim at Israel's Netanyahu on Friday, saying there are 'no excuses' for the lack of aid.
The first of American humanitarian aid into Gaza was airdropped by the U.S. military on Saturday, according to the United States Central Command.U.S. officials said the airdrop was carried out using three C-130 military planes. President Joe Biden announced on Friday that Washington was planning on delivering aid in coordination with Jordan amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Central Command, which confirmed that airdrops had been made into Gaza between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. EST Saturday.Central Command said that the aid included over 38,000 meals and was dropped 'along the coastline of Gaza.'U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also thanked the Central Command, U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday 'for conducting this important mission, which contributes to ongoing international and U.S.
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