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D. Parvaz

U.S. begins airdropping food in Gaza, but it's a less-than-ideal means of aid delivery

This photo provided by the French Army shows an airdrop over the Gaza Strip on Jan. 4. (AP)

TEL AVIV, Israel - The U.S. military on Saturday said it began dropping food over the Gaza Strip, a war-torn enclave desperate for humanitarian aid.

A "a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza" of over 38,000 meals along the coastline using C-130 aircraft was conducted by U.S. and Jordanian air forces, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

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