{"id":134925,"date":"2024-03-05T22:30:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T23:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=134925"},"modified":"2024-03-06T00:43:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:43:13","slug":"u-s-participates-in-second-humanitarian-airdrop-for-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=134925","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Participates in Second Humanitarian Airdrop for Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>\n    A combined effort by U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force provided additional humanitarian aid to northern Gaza today.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Three U.S. C-130s dropped over 36,800 meals into northern Gaza to provide critical relief to civilians there,&#8221; said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder during a briefing this afternoon. &#8220;This is the second combined airdrop to deliver humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--popup--><\/p>\n<p>The first such humanitarian mission occurred Saturday when the U.S. and Jordanian forces airdropped 38,000 meals along the coastline of Gaza, Ryder said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These humanitarian airdrops contribute to ongoing U.S. government efforts to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to people in Gaza and are part of a sustained effort to get more aid into Gaza, including by expanding the flow of aid through land corridors and routes,&#8221; Ryder said. &#8220;We continue planning for potential follow-on airborne aid delivery missions.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also today at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Minister Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war cabinet. Among topics of discussion during that bilateral meeting was humanitarian assistance in Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The secretary &#8230; expressed strong concerns over the humanitarian situation in Gaza and requested Minister Gantz&#8217;s support in enabling more humanitarian assistance and distribution into Gaza,&#8221; Ryder said.<\/p>\n<p><!--popup--><\/p>\n<p>One way Israel can assist in helping more aid to get to Gaza, Ryder said, is to ensure availability of a ground route, such as at the Kerem Shalom checkpoint in southern Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not enough aid is getting into Gaza. And so, the Department of Defense is supporting that broader U.S. government effort to help contribute to that,&#8221; Ryder said. &#8220;Certainly, we want to see more aid being delivered via ground routes. And again, this is part of the discussion that we&#8217;re having with the Israelis in terms of how [they can] work to ensure that those routes are open, and that aid can get in quicker.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. has provided humanitarian assistance to Gaza via airdrop, Ryder said the U.S. is exploring other options \u2014\u00a0including supporting delivery of assistance to Gaza by sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In coordination with the U.S. interagency and international partners, we are actively reviewing options for a maritime corridor for humanitarian assistance into Gaza,&#8221; Ryder said, adding that this includes potential commercial and contracted options.<\/p>\n<p><!--popup--><\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;maritime corridor&#8221; to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza involves ensuring a secure and safe route through the Mediterranean. U.S. involvement in such an endeavor, Ryder said, would be in providing support to the effort, rather than having U.S. forces go ashore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this point in time, there are no plans to send any U.S. forces into Gaza,&#8221; Ryder said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A combined effort by U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force provided additional humanitarian aid to northern Gaza today. &#8220;Three U.S. C-130s dropped over 36,800 meals into northern Gaza to provide critical relief to civilians there,&#8221; said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. 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