US begins aid airdrop over Gaza as three Air Force C-130s drop supplies in embattled region

The United States started airdropping humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip Saturday.

Three US Air Force C-130s dropped supplies over the embattled region around 9 a.m. ET, one official US officials told CNN. 

The US Air Force Central Command said a total of 66 bundles were dropped, or 22 from each aircraft.

The packages contained about 38,000 meals but did not include water or medical supplies, NBC reported.

President Joe Biden announced plans for the drops on Friday, saying that “aid flowing to Gaza is nowhere nearly enough.”

Palestinian authorities, however, slammed the aid drop as a “weak” move by the US.