DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.

 

An Israeli military spokesperson did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on the report.

 

The Gaza health ministry says more than 100 people have died from starvation in the Palestinian enclave since Israel cut off supplies to the territory in March.

 

Israel will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza, Israel army radio says

The UK is working with Jordan on plans to air drop aid into Gaza and evacuate children needing medical assistance, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed in a call with French and German counterparts.

 

The Prime Minister held emergency talks with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz on Saturday amid mounting global anger at the humanitarian conditions in the enclave.

 

In a readout of the call, Number 10 said the leaders had agreed “it would be vital to ensure robust plans are in place to turn an urgently-needed ceasefire into lasting peace”.

 

UK planning Gaza aid drops and child evacuations, says Starmer

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ABU DHABI: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, affirmed that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached a critical and unprecedented stage.

 

Sheikh Abdullah emphasised that the United Arab Emirates remains at the forefront of efforts to deliver life-saving assistance to the Palestinian people.

 

In a post today on his account on the social media platform "X", Sheikh Abdullah said: "We will continue delivering relief support to those most in need — by land, air, and sea," reaffirming the immediate resumption of airdrop operations for humanitarian aid.

 

Gaza facing unprecedented crisis, UAE to resume aid airdrop immediately: Sheikh Abdullah