Air-dropped US aid packages struck and killed five Palestinians in Gaza after their parachutes failed to open properly, according to reports.

Footage circulating on social media appears to show several packages plummeting to the ground from a transport aircraft. 

More than 70,000 meals have been delivered to Gaza over the past week by the US military in coordination with Jordan, Egypt and France.

Earlier, Lord Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, said Britain would work alongside the United States to open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to the enclave by sea. 

Aid officials have warned for months of looming famine in Gaza amid food shortages caused by border closures.

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