2025-08-01 16:02
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2025-08-01 16:02
The transport aircraft of the German army dropped packages over the Gaza Zone with humanitarian aid – the Ministry of Defense of Germany said on Friday. It's 14 tons of food and medical products.
Two Airbus A400M transport aircraft take part in the Luftwaffe operation. Everything is done in cooperation with Jordan, where these German machines are currently stationed.
It is not known if and how many subsequent drops of help are intended to carry out Germany.
Jordan aircraft provided the first food using the “air bridge” on Sunday and United Arab Emirates (Zea). On Friday, apart from Germany, they also dropped packages over the Gaza Strip French.
The discharges occur in connection with the growing world criticism of Israel, whose authorities block the supply of basic products to the Gaza Strip in various ways. In the Palestinian half -lava there are cases of hunger death.
Germans Participated in Airdrops of Humanitarian Supplies for Gaza Today.
Two Luftwaffe A400M Planes Dropped Around 14 Tonnes of Food and Medical Aid, Supplied by @_Jhco. pic.twitter.com/t0scdxqgss
– German embassy london (@germanmbassy) August 1, 2025
In the widespread assessment of assistance organizations, the screenshots are not able to replace supplies by land, they are only a drop in the sea of needs. The problem is also that help from the air is not precise, and injured, weakened or single children have difficulty reaching it.
The fact that the screenshots are largely symbolic, admitted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He reserved, however, that by engaging in the initiative, the Germans send a “important signal”.
“Gaza is currently lacking primarily food and medicine. For many people, including children, access to them is simply a matter of survival,” said German defense minister Boris Pistorius (SPD).
German screenshots occur when the head of diplomacy of Germany Johann Wadephul (CDU) stays with a visit to Israel and Palestine.
On Friday, the Khadecki politician announced an additional EUR 5 million from the federal budget for the World Food Program (WFP). The money is to be transferred, among others Bakeries and field kitchens providing bread and warm meals for the inhabitants of Gaza.
Wadephul also emphasized that discussions are underway with the authorities of Israel on restoring the functioning of the Humanitarian Corridor in cooperation with the UN.
After talking to the President of Palestinian Autonomy, Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah, quoted by DPA Wadephul, emphasized: “Germany supports the law of Palestinians to their own state as a result of the political process.” He assured that Berlin “rejects all fantasies of a part of the Israeli government about the annexation of the Gaza Strip or West Brzeg.”
Merz is measured in Germany with increasing pressure on Palestine. The coalition partners from SPD, the largest non-governmental assistance organizations and the younger generation of diplomats in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (PAP) appeal for greater support for Palestinians
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