Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing

MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: Great. Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top, and then I'll get right to your questions. This morning, U.S. Central Command announced that they conducted their second combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into northern Gaza. Three U.S. C-130s dropped over 36,800 meals into northern Gaza to provide critical relief to civilians there. This is the second combined airdrop to deliver humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza. As you know, Central Command also conducted an airdrop on Saturday delivering more than 38,000 meals along the coastline of Gaza. These operations included C-130 cargo aircraft from the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Jordanian A...