“The people of Gaza need
massive humanitarian aid
.
We must open all crossing points without delay
,” declared French President Emmanuel Macron this Monday, February 26, in a publication on X (formerly Twitter).
“France and Jordan have just carried out a new operation to drop humanitarian cargo directly into Gaza
,” he continued.
Humanitarian aid
France and Jordan had already dropped seven tonnes of aid on the Gaza Strip in early January.
“
The humanitarian situation remains critical in Gaza.
In a difficult context, France and Jordan delivered aid by air to the population and those who help them
,” Macron then indicated on the social network.
The operation was carried out by two C-130s, military transport planes, one French and the other Jordanian, "
with mixed teams both Jordanian and French in the two aircraft
", the Élysée announced. .
Since the start of the war on October 7 between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, the Gaza Strip has faced an alarming humanitarian situation.
“There are widespread shortages of food, water and sanitation, and the health system continues to be systematically degraded, with catastrophic consequences
,” the leaders of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee said in a February 22 statement. (IASC), the coordinating body for global humanitarian organizations.