The UAE and Jordan carried out the 59th airdrop operation of humanitarian aid into Gaza on Friday, alongside seven aircraft from France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
The efforts were part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, which aims to deliver food and relief supplies to the most affected areas of the strip.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke by phone with Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The two sides discussed the latest developments in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, and ways to enhance the joint co-ordination of relief efforts.
UAE aid to Gaza
The UAE has provided more than $1.5 billion in humanitarian support to Gaza since the start of the war with Israel, authorities revealed on Friday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs set out the scale of the country’s commitment to the enclave and pledged to continue to deliver support amid “continuing catastrophic conditions”.
According to the UN's financial tracking service, the Emirates has delivered more aid to Gaza than any other country.
The assistance includes providing medical support to 72,280 patients at hospitals in the UAE and the floating hospital in Al Arish, Egypt. In addition, more than 78,000 tonnes of food, medicine and emergency supplies have been distributed in co-ordination with international humanitarian organisations.
At least 60,249 Palestinians have been killed and 147,089 wounded since the war began in October 2023, according to the Hamas-run Gazan health ministry.
