The Biden admin’s latest blunder turned out to be deadly.
CBS has reported five people were killed and 11 injured in Gaza after multiple parachutes failed to open on aid packages.
The aid packages were sent to Gaza from the United States, Jordan, Egypt, France, and the Netherlands.
Here’s the moment the packages were dropped off:
🇵🇸🇮🇱 5 people in Gaza, including 2 children, died after parachutes malfunctioned on multiple aid packages.
They are being killed by bombs AND aid now… pic.twitter.com/QFatcBTXYY
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) March 8, 2024
Here’s what CBS reported:
Officials from Gaza’s Hamas-run Ministry of Health and an eye witness told CBS News that five people were killed Friday by an aid airdrop package when at least one parachute failed to properly deploy and a parcel fell on them. The people were in the Al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza, and the incident occurred at around 11:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. Eastern).
CBS News was told there were two boys among the five people killed and that 11 others were injured in the incident. The exact ages of the casualties was not clear, but those injured were said to be between 30 and 50 years old.
The U.S., Jordan, Egypt, France, the Netherlands and Belgium dropped aid over Gaza Friday in an attempt to get supplies, including desperately needed food, to residents amid an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis there. A U.S. defense official told CBS News an initial review indicated the U.S. airdrop was not responsible for the fatalities on the ground, but said that further investigation was required.
Video posted on social media showed a large cluster of aid parcels suspended from parachutes drifting through the sky but appearing to get tangled before one, with its chute deployed but not fully opened, drops much more quickly than the rest.
🚨Airdropped aid kills at least 2 Gazans, multiple wounded
Some of the parachutes malfunctioned & aid packages fell straight on people's heads; some boxes broke midway & their scattered contents rained like projectiles…
Stop PR stunts & lift Israel's siege on North Gaza NOW! pic.twitter.com/VgnA4TtkQC
— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) March 8, 2024
Per Times of Israel:
Video footage circulating on social media purports to show people being hit by aid packages airdropped into Gaza by countries including the United States.
Palestinian reports cited by Hebrew media say at least five people were killed near Gaza City when hit directly by the packages, while many more were injured.
The United States military, in coordination with Jordan, Egypt and France, airdropped more than 70,000 meals into northern Gaza over the past week.
GAZA: Several Palestinians have been killed by air-dropped humanitarian aid.
Others were injured when parachutes attached to the aid failed to open properly. pic.twitter.com/UA7gRa6klV
— Hamdah Salhut (@hamdahsalhut) March 8, 2024
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