U.S. Central Command conducted an airdrop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on March 17, 2024. (U.S. Central Command)

The U.S. military conducted an airdrop over Gaza on Sunday for the 11th consecutive day and 13th time overall, U.S. Central Command announced.

The joint operation included two C-17 Globemaster III U.S. Air Force aircraft and U.S. Army soldiers who specialize in aerial delivery of humanitarian assistance supplies. The C-17s dropped more than 28,800 meals and 34,500 bottles of water into Northern Gaza on Sunday.

The airdrops will continue, CENTCOM said, and they are part of an expanding U.S. effort that includes a sea route and a planned temporary port.

Four U.S. Army ships departed Virginia last week en route to the eastern Mediterranean Sea where soldiers on board will help build the offshore port to deliver aid.

The ships left Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Tuesday carrying dozens of soldiers from the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade, which was tapped last week with building the floating pier and causeway into Gaza. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, said Navy personnel would also deploy to help construct the port, but the service has not publicly announced which of its units or ships would participate.