Jordan restarts airdrops into Gaza after pause of 2 months

This handout picture released by the Jordanian army shows humanitarian aid being airdropped from a military aircraft over the Gaza Strip on May 30, 2024. (File/AFP)
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  • Aid dropped in areas inaccessible to land convoys

AMMAN: The Jordanian Armed Forces carried out two airdrops of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Monday after a two-month pause, the Jordan News Agency reported.

The drops were in areas of the war-torn enclave inaccessible to land convoys.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has killed 40,786 Palestinians and injured 94,000 more, according to figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry.

The JAF has reiterated its resolve to work with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization to send land convoys carrying medical and humanitarian supplies to Gaza “during these challenging times.”

Palestinians are still able to receive medical care from Jordanian field hospitals in Ramallah, Jenin, and Nablus in the West Bank, as well as in the northern and southern sections of Gaza.

The JAF has conducted 119 airdrops and 266 in cooperation with other Arab and countries of the world since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza last October.