Gazan shows off contents of US aid packages
Following the aid drop, a new “unboxing” trend emerged on Palestinian social media, where Gazans reveal the contents of their aid packages.
A Gazan man named Hazem Saror showcased a U.S. aid package, containing four complete meals, Tabasco sauce, salt, sugar and Skittles candies for dessert. Contrastingly, Jordanian aid packages offer three meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner – along with coffee.
According to the United States Central Command, the packages were dropped over the shores of the Mediterranean Sea into the Gaza Strip by U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft to allow civilians access to essential aid. The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the IDF, during which roughly 38,000 meals were delivered.
Aid workers complain that this is an ineffective measure, and the shipments that are dropped do not meet the needs of more than two million people living in Gaza.
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