Meal packs and critical supplies including medical items and equipment have arrived in Jordan from Singapore, with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) set to start humanitarian airdrop operations to Gaza soon.
Singapore will join several Western and Arab countries, including the United States, Jordan, Egypt and Germany, in efforts to deliver much needed supplies by plane to the 2.3 million people in the war-stricken Palestinian enclave who are in the grip of famine.
The humanitarian package – Singapore’s third tranche of aid to Gaza – was put together in close consultation with Jordan based on the needs on the ground in Gaza, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Defence (Mindef) in a joint statement on March 17.
The RSAF had on March 15 dispatched two aircraft – an A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport and a C-130 Hercules transport plane – along with 69 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel to Jordan for the latest humanitarian mission.
The C-130 will stay on and conduct the humanitarian airdrop operations out of Jordan, together with the Royal Jordanian Air Force.
MFA and Mindef said Singapore will continue to work closely with its partners in the Middle East, as well as humanitarian partners in the Republic, to offer additional help and support to communities affected by the Israel-Hamas war.
“Singapore continues to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and urges all parties to allow for the immediate, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian aid to affected civilians in Gaza,” the ministries added.
This story is from the March 18, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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