Watch: UAE, Egypt execute 22nd aid airdrop in Gaza

Tuesday, 2 April 2024 at 18:36

By ARN News Staff

The UAE and Egypt have completed a 22nd airdrop of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

The latest airdrop was done over isolated areas in northern Gaza using three aircraft loaded with 82 tonnes of food and relief supplies.

It brings the total amount of aid airdrops ‏to 1,153 tonnes since the launch of the 'Birds of Goodness' operation.

The initiative is part of the UAE's 'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3' to support Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

طيور الخير تنفذ الإسقاط الجوي الـ 22 للمساعدات الإنسانية والإغاثية شمال قطاع غزة

أعلنت قيادة العمليات المشتركة في وزارة الدفاع، تنفيذ عملية "طيور الخير" الإسقاط الجوي الـ 22 للمساعدات الإنسانية والإغاثية على شمال قطاع غزة.

وشملت عملية الإسقاط مشاركة طائرتي "C17" تابعتين للقوات… pic.twitter.com/zbmLrMSl9v
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) April 2, 2024

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