Food airdropped into Gaza as Israel says opening aid routes

Jordanian and Emirati planes dropped food into Gaza on Sunday, as Israel began a limited “tactical pause” in military operations to allow the UN and aid agencies to tackle a deepening hunger crisis.

The Israeli military said it had also begun airdropping food into the Palestinian territory — making one drop of seven palettes — while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected what he characterised as UN “lies” that his government was to blame for the dire humanitarian situation.

The army also…