France on Friday started to air-drop 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza as it urged Israel to allow full access to the area which it said was slipping into famine. "Faced with the absolute urgency,

Rabat - France has begun airdropping food into Gaza, where people are facing severe hunger and growing signs of famine.  French President Emmanuel Macron France has begun airdropping food into Gaza, where people are facing severe hunger and growing signs of famine.

Parachuting aid is expensive and inefficient, experts say, noting that at least five people in Gaza were killed in airdrop accidents last year.