US military aircraft drop thousands of meals into Gaza

Israeli Border Police detain a Palestinian man ahead of Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

US military C-130 cargo planes have dropped food and aid in pallets over Gaza, officials have said.

The move comes two days after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.