The Royal Air Force has now dropped 20 tonnes of aid, including baby formula, into Gaza.
The drop zones were surveyed before and during the airdrop to ensure aid is delivered to civilians as safely as possible. The airdrop is part of ongoing UK efforts to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza and follows recent land deliveries of 2,000 tonnes of UK food aid and 150 tonnes of UK-funded relief aid.
The Ministry of Defence say here that the A400M is a highly capable tactical and strategic airlift platform and the most recent airdrop was its second ever mission delivering humanitarian aid by parachute.
The @RoyalAirForce has today successfully completed its second air drop of essential aid to Gaza.
Thanks to everyone involved for making sure this essential humanitarian aid gets to the people who need it most. More than 20 tonnes of aid has been dropped this week.
We will… pic.twitter.com/vPJk3OoBEC
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps (@grantshapps) March 29, 2024
The UK has previously supported international airdrops, providing around 600 parachutes at the request of Jordan and Bahrain and supplying critical aid for a Jordanian airdrop to Tal Al-Hawa Hospital in northern Gaza. Between October and November 2023, the RAF also delivered aid and humanitarian supplies to Egypt for distribution by the Egyptian Red Crescent and UNRWA.
Earlier in the month, An RAF A400M flew from Amman, Jordan to airdrop this aid along the northern coastline of Gaza, as part of the Jordanian-led international aid mission. UK personnel worked closely with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to plan and conduct this mission.
Good.
Hi folks hope all is well.
Once again great to see and the magnificent UK military at work.
Strange, the BBC are all over the US drops today, little reference to the RAF. Very little praise for our dedicated boys and girls!
Cheers
George
The BBC are an embarrassment – enough said 😬
Wow the RAF have dropped some stuff.
Political posturing that demonstrates that the west has no leverage over Israel.
Hamas started this with an appalling act, but must be laughing now. The destruction of Gaza will not beat them. IMHO.
Sorry have always had a low opinion of Grant Schapps.
Oh and I am on the BBCs side here to boot.
Tin hat on.
What would Britain think in 1942 if food was being dropped into Nazi Germany?