Belgium will take part in a multi-country operation coordinated by Jordan to airdrop aid to Gaza, the government announced Wednesday, as UN agencies warn the Palestinian territory is slipping into famine.<\/p>\n
A Belgian plane carrying medical supplies and food worth some 600,000 euros ($690,000) will fly “soon” to Jordan, and will remain on stand-by to conduct air drops in coordination with Amman, the defense and foreign ministries said in a statement, AFP reported.<\/p>\n
Belgium joins a string of Western nations including France, Spain and Britain looking to send aid into Gaza by air as fears mount of mass starvation in the territory.<\/p>\n
“These airdrops are a first step, but they can in no way be a cover for the urgent need to facilitate access by land,” Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prevot said.<\/p>\n
“I will continue to plead with the Israeli authorities to allow these deliveries to enter Gaza by road as quickly as possible.”<\/p>\n
The World Food Program, UNICEF and the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned Tuesday that time was running out and that Gaza was “on the brink of a full-scale famine”.<\/p>\n
Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza on March 2 after ceasefire talks broke down. In late May, it began allowing a small trickle of aid to resume, amid rising fears of a wave of starvation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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