Jordan airdrops medical aid into Gaza

Medical aid was airdropped into Gaza by a Jordanian military cargo aircraft, the kingdom's leader announced on social media early Monday (November 6).

A trickle of humanitarian aid has entered Gaza via its land border with Egypt, but this appeared to be the first time that aid was delivered by Jordan, a key US ally that has a peace deal with Israel.

King Abdullah II said the aid reached the Jordanian field hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. “This is our duty to aid our brothers and sisters injured in the war on Gaza,” he wrote on X.

King Abdullah II has recalled its ambassador to Israel and told Israel's envoy not to return to Jordan until the Gaza crisis was over.