The Canadian Armed Forces made their first humanitarian airdrop over Gaza on Monday using their own aircraft — delivering 9,800 kilograms of aid to Palestinians, according to Global Affairs Canada.

Announcing that it had airdropped 10 tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza, Canada said Monday that the Israeli government’s obstruction of aid is a violation of international law.

Canada said on Monday it delivered humanitarian assistance through airdrops to Gaza, which has been under a devastating Israeli military assault for almost 22 months, with Ottawa again accusing Israel of violating international law.

Canadian aircraft carried out an airdrop of nearly 10,000 kilograms of aid to Palestinians in Gaza on Monday as Prime Minister Mark Carney warns of a deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the region.

Canada said last week it plans to recognize the a Palestinian state at a meeting of the United Nations in September, ratcheting up pressure on Israel as starvation spreads in Gaza.

The Canadian Armed Forces deployed a Hercules aircraft to airdrop nearly 10,000 kilograms of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the second airdrop of aid in the past five days.