UAE to resume Gaza Strip relief airdrops immediately: Minister

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, affirmed that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached a critical and unprecedented stage.

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Sheikh Abdullah emphasised that the United Arab Emirates remains at the forefront of efforts to deliver lifesaving assistance to the Palestinian people.

In a post on Saturday on his account on the social media platform “X,” Sheikh Abdullah said: “We will continue delivering relief support to those most in need — by land, air, and sea,” reaffirming the immediate resumption of airdrop operations for humanitarian aid.

Sheikh Abdullah stressed that the UAE’s commitment to alleviating suffering and supporting the Palestinian people is resolute and unwavering.

These remarks come as the UAE continues, through various humanitarian initiatives, to send urgent relief and medical aid to the Gaza Strip in an effort to alleviate the humanitarian crisis faced by its residents.

The UAE is among the leading nations that responded quickly at the outset of the crisis by establishing both air and sea bridges to aid those affected. This includes the launch of the “Birds of Goodness” operation, during which dozens of airdrops of food and relief supplies have been conducted over the Gaza Strip.

Earlier, international pressure was mounting for alternative ways to be found to deliver food to hungry Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with Britain vowing to back airdrops.