[IsraelTimes] Aircraft from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Germany, Belgium, and — for the first time — Canada, airdropped 120 pallets of humanitarian aid in the northern and southern Gaza Strip today, the IDF says.
Each pallet contains around one ton of food.
The IDF says the airdrops were carried out “in accordance with the directives from the political leadership and as part of the cooperation between Israel” and the involved countries.
The airdrops are part of a “series of actions aimed at improving the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip,” the military says.
“The IDF will continue to work in order to improve the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip, along with the international community, while refuting the false claims of deliberate starvation in Gaza,” it adds.
Since July 26, a total of 675 humanitarian aid packages have been airdropped in the Gaza Strip by nine countries, including Israel. The packages the IDF airdropped were supplied by international aid groups, not by Israel.
Australia announces additional $20 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza
[IsraelTimes] Australia announces an additional $20 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza, following growing domestic pressure and mass pro-Palestinian protests in Sydney demanding increased aid for Gazans and sanctions on Israel.
The new package will fund food deliveries, medical supplies for field hospitals, and other critical support, with a focus on women and children, the Australian Foreign Ministry says.
It brings Australia’s total humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon to over $130 million since the war began on October 7, 2023, according to the Australian government’s own figures.
“The suffering and starvation of civilians must end,” says Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, adding that “Australia will continue to work with the international community to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages and a two-state solution.”
“We continue to call on Israel to allow immediate and unimpeded aid access into Gaza,” says International Development Minister Anne Aly.
The announcement came hours after tens of thousands of people marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge in a protest calling for a ceasefire and unrestricted entry of aid into Gaza. 
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