German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has given the go-ahead for the country’s air force to drop urgently needed supplies over the Gaza Strip, joining several other countries that have airdropped aid on the besieged Palestinian territory. Pistorius signed a corresponding order on Wednesday to Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, dpa has learned. “The people in Gaza lack the most basic necessities. We want to do our part to ensure that they have access to food and medicine,” said Pistorius. The Bundeswehr will provide two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, each of which can transport up to…