Sharjah 24 – WAM: The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the implementation of the 13th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid carried by the UAE Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force in the northern Gaza Strip, as part of the "Birds of Goodness" operation. This comes as part of the "Gallant Knight 3" operation, a humanitarian operation to support Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The airdrops were carried out over inaccessible isolated areas in the northern Gaza Strip by two planes carrying 24 tonnes of food and relief aid. This brings the total amount of aid airdrops since the launch of the "Birds of Goodness" operation to 510 tonnes of food and relief aid.
The United Arab Emirates has doubled its efforts during the holy month of Ramadan. "Birds of Goodness" embodies the combined efforts of the UAE's charitable institutions, including the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF), the Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable & Humanitarian Foundation, and other humanitarian and charitable institutions in the country.