French and Jordanian military jets airdropped seven tonnes of humanitarian and medical aid to a field hospital set up in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip’s second most populous citya representative of the French presidency said today.

Jordan had already dropped humanitarian and medical supplies into Gaza.

It was the first time that the French Air Force had participated in such a mission, although Paris has already airlifted some 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.

The French presidency official said the operation took place on Thursday night, involving two aircraft, one French and one Jordanian.

“The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains criticalFrench President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Platform X.

The French official did not specify what items were dropped from the aircraft or whether Israel had given the “green light” for the mission. Israel had approved an earlier supply drop by the Jordanian Air Force in November.

Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities (COGAT) in the Palestinian Territories claimed today that the humanitarian situation is “stabilizing” in Gaza and denied that Israel is blocking the transport of medical supplies, water purifiers and tent basins, sources in Gaza and elsewhere said. an Egyptian Red Crescent document.