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.

The UN acknowledged the air drop-inflicted injuries in July 2025 and reiterated that air drops were a “last resort,” given the risk.

Local relief organization, Samaritan's Purse is sending critically needed food and supplies to the Middle East, as the death toll climbs in Gaza.

Israel's prime minister is facing growing international pressure to end the war in Gaza that has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians. A leading food crisis group is now warning of widespread famine in Gaza as deaths from starvation rise.