JHCO refutes false claims made by London-based outlet on Gaza airdrops

Roya News

09-05-2025

The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) has expressed its dismay and rejection of what it described as 'false and defamatory' claims published by a London-based website regarding Jordan's humanitarian aid efforts for Gaza since late 2023.
In a statement, the JHCO's media office said the English-language news outlet sent a series of 'biased and accusatory' questions late Thursday, demanding answers within three hours—an approach the organization said suggested a premeditated intent to publish the article without a response in order to distort Jordan's image.
The organization emphasized that the questions were based on what the outlet called 'allegations,' requiring time to address with the accuracy and transparency necessary for complex and multi-layered humanitarian operations.
The JHCO stressed that all donations it received were delivered in full to Gaza, with no deductions for operational costs.
Regarding financial costs, the media office clarified that Jordan bore the full expenses of land convoys, airdrops, air bridges, and air shipments via Al-Arish in the early phases of the conflict, before international organizations and countries joined the relief efforts.
The statement noted that Jordan funded all of its 125 exclusive airdrop missions, while 266 other airdrops were financed by participating countries. The cost of one airdrop ranged from USD 210,000 for air free dropped from the plane to USD 450,000 for GPS-guided missions, according to documentation shared with involved international partners.
'The cost figures cited by the website are inaccurate and significantly lower than reality,' the JHCO said, adding that the accusation that Jordan profited from these efforts is 'a disgraceful and unfounded fabrication.'
The air bridge, in addition to the airdrops, involved 102 aid flights funded by Jordan, while Italy contributed 11 aircraft operated by its armed forces. The total weight of aid delivered via the air bridge exceeded 122 tons, with costs lower than those of airdrops.
For land convoys, the JHCO stated that Jordan covered all initial transport costs before international partners joined in. Each truck cost approximately USD 2,200—covering insurance, fuel, maintenance, and operational expenses—and all contributions were processed under strict monitoring with documented receipts.
The direct costs borne by Jordan in support of Gaza amount to tens of millions of dollars, the JHCO said, while indirect national expenses are in the hundreds of millions. It called the article's claim that Jordan profited 'shameful, dishonest, and disgracefully detached from the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.'
The JHCO also highlighted its ongoing medical presence in the West Bank and Gaza, including two field hospitals, a prosthetics clinic, and a mobile bakery inside Gaza, as well as medical stations in Ramallah and Jenin and a hospital in Nablus.
The organization announced its intention to pursue legal action against the website for spreading defamatory and misleading information, and said it would hold accountable anyone who shared or circulated the claims.
'Such false narratives cannot obscure the clear truth of Jordan's historic and proud humanitarian stance,' the JHCO said.