Hamas call for end of airdrops after Palestinians drown in pursuit of aid | World | News [Video]

Hamas has asked for aid airdrops to stop after at least 12 Palestinians drowned trying to retrieve supplies off a Gaza beach.

Amid growing fears of famine nearly six months into Israel‘s military campaign, video footage of the airdrop showed crowds of people running towards the beach, in Beit Lahia in north Gaza.

As crates with parachutes floated down, people were seen standing deep in the water. As some fought in vain against the tide, a number of bodies were later pulled onto the sand.

In a statement, Hamas called for “an immediate end to airdrop operations” and “the immediate and rapid opening of land crossings”.

Hamas and the Swiss-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor also said separately another six people had been killed in stampedes trying to get aid.

“People are dying just to get a can of tuna,” Gaza resident Mohamad al-Sabaawi said, holding a can in his hand after a scramble over an aid package.

Hamas also demanded that Israelallow …