Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for first time in five months, official source

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Jordanian military planes dropped aid to northern Gaza for the first time in five months to help relieve the dire humanitarian situation in the enclave, the army said, Reuters reports.

Two C-130 planes belonging to the Jordanian air force dropped the cargo, comprising nearly seven tonnes of food and other essential relief, to areas the UN agencies identified as most in need, the army said.

“The kingdom is maintaining an air and land corridor as part of its efforts to step up aid,” an army source told Reuters.

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