Spain to Air-Drop 12 Tons of Food Aid Over Gaza

Spain announced on Monday its plan to air-drop 12 tons of humanitarian food aid over Gaza later this week, as famine risk escalates in the war-torn and blockaded Palestinian territory after 21 months of conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Spain becomes one of the few Western nations to join Middle Eastern countries in delivering aid by air to Gaza’s civilian population, which is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a vocal critic of Israel’s military campaign in response to the Hamas attacks, stated during a press conference that the aid operation is scheduled for Friday and will be launched from Jordan using Spanish Air Force aircraft.

The Spanish Ministry of Defense confirmed that the aid will follow a similar format to a previous mission in March 2024, when Spain delivered 26 tons of food supplies to Gaza by air.

Sánchez emphasized the urgency of the mission, calling the famine in Gaza a stain on humanity and stressing that stopping it is a moral obligation.

The planned air drop highlights growing international concern over the dire conditions in Gaza, where access to food, water, and medical supplies remains severely limited due to the prolonged conflict and blockade.