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Jordan conducts 5 more airdrops of aid in Gaza

By IANS | Updated: May 6, 2024 15:50 IST

Amman, May 6 The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said on Sunday that it has carried out five airdrops ...

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Amman, May 6 The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said on Sunday that it has carried out five airdrops of humanitarian and food aid targeting several locations in the northern Gaza.

According to the state-run Petra News Agency, the airdrops included relief and humanitarian aid to support the people in the Gaza Strip.

The operation involved aircraft from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, Egypt, the US and Germany, Xinhua news agency reported.

The armed forces said that they will continue to send humanitarian and medical aid via an air bridge, whether by flights from the country's Marka Aiport towards El-Arish International Airport in Egypt, airdrops on the Gaza Strip, or land aid convoys.

The Jordanian Armed Forces has conducted 92 airdrops since the start of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as 231 airdrops in collaboration with other countries.

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