France announced that a French and a Jordanian military transport aircraft airdropped 7 metric tons (7.7 tons) of medical aid to a Gaza Strip field hospital during a joint operation. “The humanitarian situation remains critical in Gaza,” French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday on X, formerly Twitter. “In a difficult context, France and Jordan delivered aid to the population and to those who are helping them.”
Quick Read
- Joint French-Jordanian Operation: France, in collaboration with Jordan, conducted a military transport operation to deliver medical aid to the Gaza Strip.
- Amount of Aid Delivered: The operation successfully airdropped 7 metric tons (approximately 7.7 tons) of medical supplies.
- Focus on Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis: French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the critical humanitarian situation in Gaza, highlighting the importance of the aid delivery.
- Destination of Aid: The medical supplies were delivered to a Jordanian field hospital in Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Historic Aspect: This airdrop marks the first of its kind from a Western country into the Gaza Strip.
- Background of the Operation: The decision for the airdrop was made during Macron’s recent visit to Jordan, where he met with King Abdullah II.
- Troop Participation: Both the French and Jordanian military had troops onboard the C-130 planes, indicating a closely coordinated effort.
- Previous Jordanian Aid: In November, Jordan had conducted a similar airdrop of medical aid to another field hospital in the city of Gaza.
- Overall French Humanitarian Efforts: France has sent over 1,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid to the Gaza civilian population since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas in October, including medical supplies, food, shelters, and family kits.
- Additional Shipments: The French foreign ministry announced that a ship carrying 350 metric tons of food is expected to arrive in Port Said, Egypt, soon, as part of the U.N. World Food Program’s initiative to support Gaza civilians. Another similar shipment has already departed from the French port of Le Havre.
The Associated Press has the story:
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France announced that a French and a Jordanian military transport aircraft airdropped 7 metric tons (7.7 tons) of medical aid to a Gaza Strip field hospital during a joint operation.
“The humanitarian situation remains critical in Gaza,” French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday on X, formerly Twitter. “In a difficult context, France and Jordan delivered aid to the population and to those who are helping them.”
The operation overnight Thursday to Friday was meant to deliver medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital of the southern city of Khan Younis.
The airdrop, a first from a Western country in the Gaza strip, had been agreed during Macron’s recent visit to Jordan, where he met with King Abdullah II last month, the French presidency said.
Both C-130 planes had French and Jordanian troops onboard as the operation was closely coordinated, the French presidency said.
In November, Jordan already airdropped some medical aid to another field hospital the country is operating in the city of Gaza.
The airdrop comes in addition to over 1,000 metric tons (1,100 tons) of humanitarian aid sent by France to the Gaza civilian population since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas in October, including emergency medical kits and medical supplies, highly nutritious food, shelters and family kits.
The French foreign ministry said this week that a ship carrying 350 metric tons (385 tons) of food is expected to arrive in Port Said, in Egypt, on Monday as part of the U.N. World Food Program’s efforts to provide aid to Gaza civilians. Another ship with a similar shipment left the French port of Le Havre this week.
