Jordan has successfully executed at least 23 airdrops since Oct. 7

AMMAN – According to a recent report, the Kingdom has executed at least 23 airdrops to Gaza since October 7, 2023. It began using airdrops on November 6, 2023, continuing to deliver aid by land and air through Egypt via the Rafah border crossing.اضافة اعلان

In its most recent operation, Jordan executed three airdrops in Northern Gaza, marking itself as the first country to utilize airdrops to deliver aid to Gaza. The report also noted that the Kingdom coordinated several airdrops with both Arab and Western countries, as reported by Al-Mamlaka TV.

The Jordanian Armed Forces - Arab Army (JAF) reaffirmed in a statement their ongoing commitment to delivering humanitarian and medical aid through an air bridge, using aid planes from Marka Airport in Amman to Al-Arish International Airport, or through airdrop operations in Gaza.

Below is a timeline of the Kingdom's airdrop missions, some of which were conducted in collaboration with other countries.

• November 6, 2023: Airdrop of urgent medical aid to Jordan Field Hospital Gaza/76 in the northern sector, via a Royal Air Force plane.
  
• November 12, 2023: Second airdrop of urgent medical aid to Jordan Field Hospital Gaza/76, in collaboration with the UAE and Qatar, via a Royal Air Force plane.
  
• November 30, 2023: Third airdrop of urgent relief and treatment aid for Jordan Field Hospital Gaza/76.
  
• December 7, 2023: Fourth airdrop of urgent relief aid for the Jordanian Private Field Hospital/2 in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, via parachutes, through a Royal Air Force plane.
  
• December 14, 2023: Fifth airdrop of urgent medical supplies via parachutes for Jordan Field Hospital/76 in the northern sector, with the participation of HRH Princess Salma.
  
• December 20, 2023: Sixth Jordanian airdrop of medical aid and treatment supplies via a Royal Air Force plane to Jordanian Private Field Hospital/2 in the southern Gaza Strip.
  
• December 24, 2023: Seventh airdrop operation executed on the eve of Christmas to aid the besieged inside St. Porphyrius Church in the Zaytoun district north of the Gaza Strip.
  
• January 5, 2024: Two airdrops carried out by planes from the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the French Air Force around Jordanian Private Field Hospital/2 in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
  
• February 4, 2024: Two airdrops conducted by planes from the Royal Jordanian Air Force and the Dutch Air Force around Jordanian Field Hospital Gaza/77.
  
• February 5, 2024: Two joint airdrops by the Jordanian Armed Forces and their Dutch counterpart around Jordanian Field Hospital Gaza/77 in the northern Gaza Strip.
  
• February 21, 2024: Airdrop of urgent medical aid to Jordanian Field Hospital Gaza/77, carried out by a plane from the Royal Jordanian Air Force in collaboration with Britain.
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• February 24, 2024: Four airdrops executed by Jordan, involving four aircraft, one of which is French, dropping aid along the coast of the Gaza Strip from north to south.
  
• February 27, 2024: Participation of His Majesty King Abdullah II in airdrop operations using planes from the Royal Jordanian Air Force to provide relief and food aid to Gaza Strip families. Six planes took off from Amman, three of which belonged to the Royal Jordanian Air Force, and three others were Emirati, Egyptian, and French.
  
• February 29, 2024: Two airdrops of relief and food aid to the Gaza Strip were carried out by Jordan in cooperation with Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman.
  
• March 1, 2024: Three airdrops of relief and food aid to the northern Gaza Strip conducted by the JAF