JAF delivers aid through new airdrops with international participation*
The airdrop included two Royal Jordanian Air Force planes, and one each from Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, all carrying 67 tonnes of aid in total.
Since the resumption of airdrop operations on 27 July, the JAF has now conducted 146 airdrops, in addition to 308 with international partners, delivering a total of 507 tonnes of aid.
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Aboard Jordanian cargo plane, The Jordan Times documents Gaza airdrop operations
AMMAN —The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) conducted on Saturday a new airdrop operation to deliver food and humanitarian aid to Gaza, in cooperation with international partners. JAF said in a statement that the airdrop included military cargo planes from the Royal Jordanian Air Force planes, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, the Netherlands, and Greece, all carrying 52 tonnes of aid in total. A Jordanian military cargo plane soared over Gaza on Friday as part of a multinational humanitarian airdrop mission, delivering critical aid to civilians in the war-torn enclave amid ongoing restrictions on land access. The Jordan Times was aboard a Jordanian military cargo plane that participated in the seven humanitarian airdrops that were carried out over Gaza on Friday. The operation was part of an ongoing effort to deliver aid amid severe restrictions on land access. On the runway in Amman, crews loaded pallets of food, medical supplies and baby formula. Each package was prepared to support a family of five for roughly three days. At 10.30am, the aircraft then took off for Gaza, where airdrops have become one of the few ways to deliver supplies since Israel imposed a complete blockade on all aid into Gaza in March. Road crossings remain heavily restricted, and truck convoys have fallen sharply. According to the United Nations, Gaza needs about 500 truckloads of aid daily to meet essential needs. Current deliveries by all methods account for only a small fraction of that. Since resuming the operation on July 27, JAF said it has carried out 150 airdrops, in addition to 314 missions coordinated with international partners, delivering a total of 571 tonnes of aid. Aid packages are released at an altitude of roughly 2,500 feet, with parachutes deployed to ensure safe landings in both open and urban areas. Crews carefully select drop zones to minimise risk of loss or damage. From the air, the devastation on the ground is stark. Residential neighbourhoods, public infrastructure, and farmland bear the scars of months of conflict, complicating aid distribution further. Local authorities in Gaza report that since October 2023, at least 188 people, nearly half of them children, have died from hunger. Humanitarian organisations continue to stress that airdrops, while offering short-term relief, cannot substitute for unrestricted land access, which remains essential for large-scale aid delivery. The ongoing operation, launched by Jordan in November 2023 under the name Solidarity Path, has become one of the largest humanitarian airdrop efforts since the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949. Humanitarian groups maintain that full access for land convoys is the only way to supply the territory at the necessary scale. Airdrops, while offering some relief, cannot replace the volume and efficiency of truck deliveries. The Jordanian air force continues to operate flights in coordination with partner nations. For people in Gaza, the drops provide immediate assistance, offering short-term support in a prolonged crisis. During a joint press conference with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz in Berlin on July 29, His Majesty King Abdullah said, "While sending aid by air alone cannot be a solution, it sends a clear message and puts pressure on Israel to show that we are doing everything we can. But the movement of trucks must start as soon as possible in the numbers we need to make a tangible impact on the lives of the people in Gaza in the right direction."
Jordan Times
6 hours ago
- Jordan Times
JAF delivers aid through new airdrops with international participation
AMMAN — The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) on conducted on Saturday a new airdrop operation to deliver food and humanitarian aid to Gaza, in cooperation with international partners. JAF said in a statement that the airdrop included military cargo planes from the Royal Jordanian Air Force planes, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, the Netherlands, and Greece, all carrying 52 tonnes of aid in total. Since the resumption of airdrop operations on 27 July, the JAF has now conducted 150 airdrops, in addition to 314 with international partners, delivering a total of 571 tonnes of aid.
Jordan Times
a day ago
- Jordan Times
JAF delivers aid through new airdrops with international participation*
AMMAN — The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) on Friday conducted a new airdrop operation to deliver food and humanitarian aid to Gaza through seven planes. The airdrop included two Royal Jordanian Air Force planes, and one each from Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, all carrying 67 tonnes of aid in total. Since the resumption of airdrop operations on 27 July, the JAF has now conducted 146 airdrops, in addition to 308 with international partners, delivering a total of 507 tonnes of aid.
