Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates dump humanitarian aid into Gaza
- February 27, 2024
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The Egyptian Air Force held on Tuesday first airdrop of humanitarian aid in the north and center of the Gaza Strip, where a total of 50 tons of
The Egyptian Air Force held on Tuesday first airdrop of humanitarian aid in the north and center of the Gaza Strip, where a total of 50 tons of emergency medical supplies were dropped, according to official sources.
The Egyptian army confirmed in a statement that the operation had been carried out. in cooperation with Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and France, without providing more detailed information.
A Jordanian Air Force plane is loaded with humanitarian aid in Zarqa. Photo: Reuters.
For its part, the Egyptian state TV channel Al Qahera News, citing senior Egyptian sources on condition of anonymity, reported that this action is part of Egypt’s efforts to step up assistance by land and air. “Render assistance to the affected areas in the northern Gaza Strip and provide them with urgent assistance”.
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This is the first humanitarian air launch carried out by Egypt since the start of the war more than four months ago, which it managed to carry out this Tuesday. 10 tons of food and humanitarian aid in the northern Gaza Strip in the first game.
Members of UN Women Arab States and the Jordanian Hashemite Relief Organization load a plane with medical supplies for the Gaza Strip. Photo: UN Women in the Arab States. PROMOTION CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Jordan, through the Jordan Hashemite Charities and with the support of UN Women, launched another 40 tons of medical kits for distribution among Gaza women, This was reported today by the Jordanian news agency Petra.
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In a statement released by UN Arab Women, the international organization said more than 15,000 women and girls in the Gaza Strip will receive “life-saving assistance” in the form of medical supplies.
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Since October 7 last year Jordan completed 15 airborne assaultsIn addition to sending 60 cargo planes to Egypt to deliver aid through the Rafah border crossing.
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The war in the Gaza Strip has already killed 29,878 people.According to the local Health Ministry, 96 Gazans have been killed in the past 24 hours and more than 70,200 have been injured since the conflict began.
(according to information from EFE And UN Women in the Arab States)
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