JAKARTA - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan led cross-border humanitarian aid by air delivery to the Gaza Strip on Friday (1/7), which also involved aircraft from France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Deputy Prime Minister and UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spoke by telephone with Jordan's Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, to discuss humanitarian developments in Gaza and how to improve coordination of humanitarian aid.
Sheikh Abdullah stated, under the direction of the UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his country continues to lead global initiatives to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza by land, air, and sea amid severe humanitarian conditions.
He explained that the 59th operation of sending humanitarian aid by air had been carried out on Friday, led by the UAE and Jordan, along with seven planes from several European countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
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Abdullah described this effort as an effective model of international cooperation in responding to humanity. The Israeli military previously announced it would allow foreign countries to deliver air aid to Gaza.
Previously, aid that was deployed to hunger-hit Gaza, a place where Israel was accused of implementing a hunger blockade, had befallen civilians and caused death.
Some of the aid dropped from the plane also crashed into the sea, prompting starving civilians to run to the beach and waters, and this method of shipping with parachutes has come under criticism.
Last week, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned that a third of Gaza's population had not received food for several consecutive days due to the Israeli siege.
WFP estimates that one in four Palestinians in Gaza is facing conditions such as hunger, and 100,000 women and children are acutely malnourished.
Israel has blockaded Gaza for 18 years. Since March 2, Israel has closed all border crossings, blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, and exacerbated the already very concerning condition in the enclave. Palestinian officials say at least 600 aid trucks are needed every day to meet Gaza's 2.4 million population.
Israeli troops have launched brutal attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, killing more than 60,300 Palestinians. The relentless bombings have destroyed the enclave and caused a severe food crisis.
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