Gaza’s media office said at least 18 people were killed while trying to collect aid dropped over the enclave on Tuesday. Twelve people drowned while trying to retrieve aid that had been dropped over the sea, it said, while six others were killed in “stampedes” while waiting for relief supplies dropped over the enclave. “We call for an end to the operations of landing aid in this offensive, wrong, inappropriate, and useless manner, and we demand that the land crossings be opened immediately and quickly to bring humanitarian aid to our Palestinian people,” the media office said.
