ISTANBUL, July 31 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out airdrops of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip on Wednesday amid a worsening famine and ongoing Israeli military attacks on civilians, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
Jordan’s official news agency Petra said the Jordanian army conducted a new round of airdrop operations in coordination with the UAE Air Force and the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation.
Two C-130 aircraft belonging to the Royal Jordanian Air Force and its Emirati counterpart were used in the operation, which delivered 16 tonnes of food and baby formula to various parts of Gaza.
This brings the total amount of aid dropped over recent days to 73 tonnes, based on a mechanism aimed at ensuring efficient delivery.
Separately, Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman Brig Gen Gharib Abdel Hafez said on Facebook that four military aircraft departed Egypt with food aid for airdrops over areas in Gaza inaccessible by land.
He said the effort was meant to ease harsh living conditions and address acute shortages, while land-based aid continues in parallel.
The Israeli army announced Saturday it would allow limited airdrops and had begun a "local tactical pause in military activity" in specific areas to facilitate humanitarian access.
The move comes amid rising regional and international pressure over Gaza’s deepening famine, with warnings of a potential mass-death crisis threatening over 100,000 children.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) criticised the airdrops, saying they would not be enough to stop the famine.
Israel has kept key land crossings closed since March 2, causing hundreds of aid trucks to remain blocked while promoting its limited authorisation of airdrops.
Palestinian officials say Gaza requires 600 aid trucks daily to meet the needs of its 2.4 million residents.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that at least 154 people have died of starvation since October 2023, including 89 children.
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