Israel airdrops aid into Gaza with six countries

As many as 126 packages containing food were airdropped for the residents of southern and northern Gaza by six countries, the IDF said.

This marked the first joint operation conducted with three European countries. The operation was conducted with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Spain, France, and Germany.

This operation comes when international criticism has been mounting related to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Earlier on July 27, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdropped 25 tons of aid into the Gaza Strip, marking the first aid marks the first airdrop in months.

Meanwhile, the IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has strongly denied allegations of deliberate starvation.

He said that the claims about starvation are part of a deliberate, coordinated, and deceitful attempt aimed at accusing the IDF of war crimes. The Jerusalem Post reported, quoting Zamir.

Talking about the status of hostage negotiations, Zamir said that the military would press on with operations regardless of any partial deal.

According to the report, he also said that in the coming days, it will be determined if a partial deal is about to be reached. Moreover, if the deal has not been reached by then, the fighting will continue.