A Jordanian serviceman prepares to drop humanitarian aid over Gaza, on Aug. 1, 2025. Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that 126 aid packages were airdropped to Gaza, for the first time with the participation of Germany, Spain, and France.
According to the IDF, the three countries joined the ongoing cooperation between Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and the UAE in the aid airdrop operation.
The IDF noted it will continue to work to improve the humanitarian response in Gaza, along with the international community, while refuting the "false claims" of deliberate starvation in Gaza.
Meanwhile, the Jordanian Armed Forces said in a statement that it sent humanitarian aid including food and infant formula into Gaza in coordination with several international partners.
The operation airlifted some 57 tonnes of critical supplies using aircraft from Jordan, Germany, the UAE, France and Spain, bringing the total delivered into Gaza since last week's resumption of missions to roughly 148 tonnes, said the statement.
Earlier on Friday, Palestine's official news agency WAFA reported that since dawn, 24 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in several incidents in Gaza, including five who were seeking humanitarian aid. ■
Jordanian servicemen drop humanitarian aid over Gaza, on Aug. 1, 2025. Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
Jordanian servicemen prepare to drop humanitarian aid over Gaza, on Aug. 1, 2025. Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
(250801) -- ZARAQ (JORDAN), Aug. 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A worker transfers humanitarian aid for Gaza at a military base in Zaraq, Jordan, on Aug. 1, 2025. Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
(250801) -- ZARAQ (JORDAN), Aug. 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Workers load humanitarian aid for Gaza into an aircraft at a military base in Zaraq, Jordan, on Aug. 1, 2025. Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
(250801) -- ZARAQ (JORDAN), Aug. 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A Jordanian Air Force plane carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza takes off from a military base in Zaraq, Jordan, on Aug. 1, 2025. Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
Jordanian servicemen prepare to drop humanitarian aid over Gaza, on Aug. 1, 2025. Several countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Spain, on Friday executed joint airdrops in Gaza, delivering humanitarian aid into the enclave. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
