Palestine: Jordan has airdropped urgent medical supplies to a field hospital in the Gaza Strip. Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced that the country’s air force had dropped “urgent medical aid” to the field hospital operated by the kingdom in Gaza since 2009.
“Our fearless air force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza,” the King posted on X.
“This is our duty to aid our brothers and sisters injured in the war on Gaza. “We will always be there for our Palestinian brethren,” the Jordanian leader added.
Israel’s military confirmed in a statement that it had “coordinated” with Jordan on the drop of the aid, which also included food. “The equipment will be used by the medical staff for patients,” the statement added.
Since the beginning of the war, humanitarian organisations have warned of a growing humanitarian crisis due to shortages of food, water, electricity, and fuel caused by Israel’s blockade and bombing.
Recently, the heads of 18 United Nations agencies and NGOs issued a rare joint statement condemning the siege on Gaza as “unacceptable” and calling for aid to be delivered “safely, swiftly, and at the scale needed”.
The airdrop also came amid United States Secretary of State Mr. Antony Blinken’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart as part of a high-stakes diplomatic tour of the region, following visits to Israel, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, and Iraq.
Jordan has strongly condemned Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, which has killed at least 9,922 Palestinians.
Amman last week recalled its ambassador to Israel after blaming the country for creating an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the region.”
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