Joint aid airdrops to Gaza conducted by Jordan, US
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Amman: Jordan and the United States have conducted coordinated airdrops of aid to Gaza, marking the first time the United States has joined in a global humanitarian endeavour.
Two Jordanian Armed Forces aircraft airdropped in the northern Gaza Strip, while three US Air Force planes dropped in the south, according to the state-run Petra news agency on Saturday.
The US Air Force said its three planes carried 66 bundles containing about 38,000 meals, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jordan has been air-dropping supplies directly to Gaza and sending aid planes to Egypt's North Sinai since November last year.
Some of the operations involve cooperation with other countries, including the UAE, Egypt, France, and Britain, among others.
With inputs from IANS
