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A pallet of aid that was airdropped into Gaza as part of a humanitarian airdrop has struck five people, killing them and injuring at least ten more. The United States says it was not American airdrops that caused these deaths. US Central Command refuted the reports Friday, saying on X, “We are aware of reports of civilians killed as a result of humanitarian airdrops. We express sympathies to the families of those who were killed. Contrary to some reports, this was not the result of U.S. airdrops.” According to reports out of Gaza, the parachute mechanism failed, causing falling aid packages to…