UAE Conducts 73rd Airdrop Of Aid Over Gaza Strip
According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the operation is in cooperation with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and with the participation of Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Singapore and Indonesia.
The shipment included quantities of essential food supplies, prepared with the support of UAE-based charitable institutions and entities, to help meet the needs of residents amid the difficult humanitarian conditions in the Strip.
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