Today's Edition
ABU DHABI (WAM)
The 17th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid has been implemented as part of the "Birds of Goodness" operation, as announced by the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence.
Participating in the airdrop operation were two C17 aircraft belonging to the UAE Air Force and a C130 aircraft belonging to the Egyptian Air Force.
The airdrop was carried out over inaccessible isolated areas in the northern Gaza Strip via three aircraft carrying 79 tonnes of food and relief aid.
This brings the total amount of aid airdrops to 743 tonnes since the beginning of the operation.
The Birds of Goodness operation is part of "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3" to support Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
