From In first, Jordanian Air Force helicopters deliver 7 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza
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Jordanian Air Force helicopters are seen overhead as they make their way to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
COGAT, Israel’s civilian coordination agency for the Palestinian territories, says that some 7 tons (7,200 kilograms) of humanitarian aid was delivered to the Gaza Strip today by eight Jordanian Air Force helicopters for the first time.
In a statement, the IDF says that the transfer was carried out as part of Israel’s “effort to increase the volume and routes of aid entering Gaza.”
It says that the aid delivery was comprised of hygiene and sanitation supplies, food, baby formula, medical equipment and 30 different medications.
The Jordanian military says the aid was being delivered to Al-Qarara, an area near Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, where it would then be handed over to the World Food Programme for distribution.
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