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Monday, November 6, 2023
Jordan says it airdropped medical aid into Gaza, seemingly bypassing Rafah
Jordan’s air force has airdropped medical aid into Gaza, King Abdullah says on Twitter, seemingly bypassing Israel’s tight embargo on unsupervised aid entering the Strip.
The Jordanian monarch says the airdrop took place around midnight, with medical supplies and drugs being parachuted to a Jordanian field hospital in Gaza.
“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,” Abdullah says in the tweet.
Our fearless air force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza. 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 pic.twitter.com/HOWI2VL7hL
— عبدالله بن الحسين (@KingAbdullahII) November 5, 2023
It is unclear if the aid reached the hospital, or if the operation was carried out with Israel’s knowledge or consent.
Israel has insisted on inspecting all aid entering the Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt, fearing that weapons or defensive equipment could be smuggled to the Hamas terror group.
Gazans and others have complained that the amount of aid is too paltry and the pace too slow to reach the Strip.
