ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)
The Joint Operations Command of the UAE’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Saturday the implementation of the 19th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid as part of the "Birds of Goodness" operation.
The UAE’s Ministry of Defence posted on its official “X” account that two C17 aircraft belonging to the UAE Air Force and a C130 aircraft belonging to the Egyptian Air Force participated in the airdrop operation.
The airdrop was carried out over inaccessible isolated areas in the northern Gaza Strip, carrying 82 tonnes of food and relief aid, bringing the total amount of aid airdrops to 907 tonnes since the beginning of the operation, according to the UAE's Ministry of Defence.
The “Birds of Goodness” is part of the operation "Gallant Knight 3" to support Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.