In a statement released on Friday, the Jordanian army announced that Royal Jordanian Air Force planes, in collaboration with US, French, Belgian, Dutch, and Egyptian aircraft, carried out additional aerial deliveries of humanitarian aid to various locations in northern Gaza. Under royal directives, nine airdrops were conducted as part of Jordan’s continuous efforts to provide medical, relief, and food assistance to alleviate the impact of the ongoing conflict.
The statement highlighted the strategic collaboration involving four Jordanian C-130 aircraft, along with planes from Egypt, the United States, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. These joint efforts aimed to address the acute shortages of food and medicine resulting from the persisting conflict in the region.
This initiative marks the 33rd Jordanian aerial drop since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, with an additional 28 joint airdrops executed in cooperation with friendly nations, including the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
On Thursday, the Jordanian army had announced the execution of nine new aerial deliveries of humanitarian aid to sites in northern Gaza, with the participation of U.S., French, Belgian, Dutch, and Egyptian aircraft.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reported through social media that U.S. C-130 aircraft had dropped over 38,000 meals, providing life-saving humanitarian aid to the population in northern Gaza.
While the United States made its first food aid delivery to Gaza on Saturday, the second operation took place on Tuesday. However, relief organizations emphasize that the aid entering Gaza remains extremely limited, with humanitarian convoys needing prior approval from Israel to cross its borders.
After five months of war and a stringent blockade on Gaza, the majority of the 2.4 million Palestinian inhabitants in the region are now at risk of famine, according to the United Nations. The delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza via land borders (from Rafah in the south and the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel) has seen a decline, attributed to Israeli restrictions, as relief organizations continue to address the challenging situation.
