UAE will resume aid airdrops to Gaza ‘immediately,’ foreign minister says

The United Arab Emirates will resume aid drops over Gaza at once, its foreign minister says, citing the “critical” humanitarian situation in the blockaded territory, where aid groups have warned of mass starvation.

“The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached a critical and unprecedented level,” Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan says in a post on X. “We will ensure essential aid reaches those most in need, whether through land, air or sea. Air drops are resuming once more, immediately.”

Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories said earlier this week that Israel would soon allow the UAE and Jordan to resume air-dropping supplies to Gaza, amid mounting reports of malnutrition-related deaths in the devastated Palestinian enclave.