So far, the Israeli military has only allowed aid deliveries to the suffering civilian population in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. These are subject to strict controls there to prevent arms smuggling for the terrorist organization Hamas. Now the Jordanian Air Force has dropped urgently needed medical aid over the Gaza Strip.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II reported this on Monday evening on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). “It is our duty to help the brothers and sisters who were injured in the war against Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brothers and sisters,” the post continued.
According to the Times of Israel newspaper, the drop was coordinated with both the US and Israel. At least that is what an anonymous source from the American government tells the medium. The Jordanian military said the supplies were dropped by parachute as Gaza’s reserves were running low due to delays in Rafah.
UN organizations: “An immediate humanitarian ceasefire is needed”
The heads of major UN agencies have called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the war between Israel and radical Islamist group Hamas in a rare joint statement. “For almost a month, the world has watched the evolving situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories with shock and horror at the increasing number of lives lost and torn apart,” said the statement released on Sunday.
“We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It’s been 30 days. Enough is enough. This must stop now,” continued the statement, which was also joined by the heads of the UNICEF Children’s Fund, the United Nations World Food Program and the World Health Organization (WHO). In the Gaza Strip, “an entire population is under siege and attack” and denied access to the necessities of life. Homes, shelters, hospitals and places of worship would be ‘bombed’. This is “unacceptable,” the organizations continued.
Demand the release of hostages
Hamas has been called on to release the more than 240 hostages it kidnapped in the Gaza Strip during the major attack on Israel. Both sides were also called upon to comply with their obligations under international law. The heads of UN agencies said more deliveries of food, water, medicine and fuel should be allowed to the Gaza Strip to help the population there.
Source: Krone
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