Canada Immediately Sends Aid To Gaza Strip By Air

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JAKARTA - Canadian International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said they were trying to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip by air "as soon as possible."

Meanwhile, ministry spokeswoman Olivia Batten stressed that no one will use Canadian military aircraft, reported the Toronto-based CTV news reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Thursday, February 29.

Hussen said Ottawa was looking for new ways to send aid to the Palestinian territories under siege amid the Israeli-Hamas war.

He said "air assistance to Gaza, which was carried out in partnership with countries like Jordan," was being considered.

Previously, Hussen emphasized that the provision of assistance to Palestinian civilians was far from necessary.

He said the "insurgency" inspection process at the Rafah border made delays for the movement of supplies carried by truck.

The 30 million Canadian dollars (approximately IDR 347.7 billion), announced in January, was combined with assistance Canada has provided to the trapped region since October 7, 2023, estimated to reach 100 million Canadian dollars (approximately IDR 1.1 trillion).

Earlier, Egypt announced, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan had delivered humanitarian aid by air to the northern region of the Gaza Strip, which Israel was forced to hunger and thirst for, on February 27.