UAE and Egypt complete 17th aid drop in Gaza

Thursday, 28 March 2024 13:24

By ARN News Staff

The UAE and Egypt's Air Force have carried out the seventeenth aid drop to the northern Gaza Strip.

Three planes carried 79 tonnes of food and supplies, bringing the total amount of aid dropped since the launch of Operation "Birds of Goodness" to 743 tonnes.

It was carried out over the isolated and inaccessible areas in the northern Gaza Strip, the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

'Birds of Goodness' executes 17th humanitarian aid airdrop in north Gaza#WamNews https://t.co/ammTYs0BiY pic.twitter.com/HF5BjVikdQ
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) March 28, 2024

The "Birds of Goodness" operation comes within the framework of “Operation Gallant Knight,” which was directed by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to support the Palestinian people during the conflict.

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