Jordanian armed forces launch new humanitarian airdrops over Gaza jointly with UAE
Jordan announced on Monday that it performed two new airdrops to deliver aid to various areas of the Palestinian coastal enclave jointly with the UAE, for the second consecutive day.
The two airdrops were conducted by C-130 aircraft from the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the UAE Air Force, delivering 17 tonnes of food and essential supplies, according to the official Petra news agency. These efforts, conducted in partnership with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation, aim to alleviate the humanitarian suffering caused by the Israeli war on Gaza, it added.
The JAF has carried out 128 airdrops, in addition to 268 joint airdrops in cooperation with other countries, including the UK and France.
Since late 2023, Jordan has also delivered more than 7,815 aid trucks and 53 cargo planes via the Egyptian city of Arish, along with 102 helicopter sorties via the humanitarian air bridge, to support Palestinians in Gaza.
Jordan was among the first countries to conduct airlift missions in the early days of the war, delivering relief to Gaza. More than 58,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, which have been described as genocide by human rights groups, including Israeli NGOs, and several heads of state.
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