Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have carried out airdrops of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports, citing Jordan’s news agency Petra.

According to Petra, the Jordanian army conducted “a new round of airdrop operations to deliver relief aid to our brothers in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the UAE Air Force.”

The airdrops, the agency said, were conducted “using two C-130 aircraft belonging to the Royal Jordanian Air Force and its Emirati counterpart, in coordination with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation.”

Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Gharib Abdel Hafez announced in a statement on Facebook that four military transport aircraft took off from Egypt “loaded with tons of food aid to conduct airdrop operations over areas in the Gaza Strip that are difficult to access by land.”

Contents of an airdropped food parcel received by Fares Zaher, a Palestinian father of eight, are pictured in Gaza City, July 28. — Reuters
Contents of an airdropped food parcel received by Fares Zaher, a Palestinian father of eight, are pictured in Gaza City, July 28. — Reuters

Opinion

Editorial

Budget presser
Updated 14 Jun, 2026

Budget presser

If the FBR falters, the government will find itself in hot water sooner rather than later.
Muharram precautions
14 Jun, 2026

Muharram precautions

WITH Muharram due to start next week, the authorities have already begun annual exercises to ensure that the ...
Blood bequests
14 Jun, 2026

Blood bequests

WORLD Blood Donor Day offers a moment of “gratitude, advocacy and renewed commitment” for thalassaemia patients...
Sustainable path?
Updated 13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

The FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth.
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...