The Canadian Armed Forces executed an airdrop of nearly 10,000 kilograms of “life-saving” aid to Palestinians in Gaza on Aug. 4, amid a rapidly worsening crisis in the area, Prime Minister Mark Carney says.
“The humanitarian disaster in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating,” Carney said in an X post. “Canada is intensifying our efforts with international partners to develop a credible peace plan and will ensure aid moves forward at the necessary scale.”
As part of that effort, the military deployed a CC-130J Hercules aircraft over the Gaza Strip to carry out the drop, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Defence Minister David McGuinty said in a statement….