ROME: Italy said it would begin airdrops over Gaza, which UN-backed experts say is slipping into famine, the latest European country to do so.
“I have given the green light to a mission involving Army and Air Force assets for the transport and airdrop of necessities to civilians in Gaza, who have been severely affected by the ongoing conflict,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a statement.
Italy’s air force will work with Jordan’s military to air drop special containers containing essential goods, he said.
The first drops could come on Aug. 9, he said.
Spain on Friday said it had airdropped 12 tonnes of food into Gaza, joining Britain and France, which have partnered with Middle Eastern nations to deliver sorely needed humanitarian supplies by air to the Palestinian enclave.
