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Spain to airdrop 12 tonnes of food into famine-threatened Gaza

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures as he speaks during a biannual press conference at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid on July 28, 2025. [AFP]

Spain said on Monday it would airdrop 12 tonnes of food into Gaza this week as the threat of famine stalks the Palestinian territory after 21 months of war.

The operation is a rare example of a European nation joining Middle Eastern countries in sending aid by air.

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