A military plane drops humanitarian aid over northern Gaza on March 7.
A military plane drops humanitarian aid over northern Gaza on March 7.
  • Five children were killed in Gaza when a parachute malfunctioned during a humanitarian aid airdrop.
  • The US and other countries have begun airdropping aid into the enclave amid severe food shortages.
  • Israel has been criticized for limiting the delivery of aid to Gaza, which it has denied.

Five children were killed in the Gaza Strip and others injured by a humanitarian aid airdrop on Friday, the Gaza Ministry of Health said.

An unidentified foreign country was dropping the aid, and US Central Command said that it was not from the US.