Five killed and 10 injured in Gaza aid airdrop when parachute fails to open

Package fell down like a rocket' on roof of house near al-Shati refugee camp where people were waiting, a witness says

Five people have been killed and 10 injured in Gaza when they were hit by a pallet of aid parachuted into the territory as part of a humanitarian airdrop.

Witnesses said the accident happened on Friday morning near the coastal refugee camp known as al-Shati, one of the most devastated parts of Gaza, after a parachute attached to the pallet failed to deploy properly and the parcel fell on a group of men, teenagers and younger children hoping to obtain food and other supplies.