Jordan and UAE drop aid into Gaza in first airdrop in months, Jordanian source says

Jul 27, 2025

An airplane drops humanitarian aid over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas — Dawoud Abu Alkas

(Reuters) -Jordan and the United Arab Emirates parachuted 25 tons of aid into the Gaza Strip on Sunday in their first airdrop in months, a Jordanian official source said.

The official said the air drops were not a substitute for delivery by land.

(Reporting by Suleiman Al-KhalidiEditing by Peter Graff)

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