SINGAPORE, March 15 — Singapore will conduct humanitarian airdrop operations to deliver aid supplies to Gaza.
It will deliver its third tranche of humanitarian assistance to Gaza via Amman, Jordan.
The Defence Ministry said the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has deployed an A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport and C-130 transport aircraft, including 69 personnel on Friday for the missions.
“At the invitation of the Jordanian government, the C-130 will stay on and conduct humanitarian airdrop operations staged out of Jordan with support from the Jordanian Armed Forces,” it said in a statement today.
In a separate statement, the Foreign Ministry said its minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is scheduled to make a working visit to Amman, Jordan, from March 16 to March 17, to hand over the humanitarian assistance.
“His visit reaffirms Singapore’s strong ties with partners in the Middle East, which has allowed the republic to deliver effective and timely humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza,” said the ministry.
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to King Abdullah II of Jordan to convey the Singapore government’s appreciation to the Royal Jordanian government for facilitating the delivery.
In a Facebook post, he expressed Singapore’s commitment to assisting civilians in Gaza, and called on the international community to collaborate in alleviating suffering and saving as many innocent lives as possible.
“Singapore will do what it can to help the civilians in Gaza. Given the dire humanitarian situation, the international community should work together to alleviate the suffering and save as many innocent lives as possible,” Lee said.
— Bernama
