UAE conducts 50th aid air-drop to the Gaza Strip

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The UAE has carried out its 50th drop of humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip on the first day of Eid Al-Adha. The Ministry of Defense announced the mission, which aims to contribute to the needs of the Palestinian people, and to alleviate their suffering.

The drop, of 38 tons of food and relief aid, took place over isolated and inaccessible areas in the Gaza Strip, and was carried out by a C17 aircraft belonging to the United Arab Emirates Air Force. 

This 50th aid drop brings the total amount of vital supplied, since the launch of Operation “Birds of Goodness” to almost 3,400 tons of food and relief packages.

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