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Indonesia, Jordan air-drop aid into Gaza on Idul Fitri eve
The TNI commander said on Wednesday that the humanitarian airdrop for Palestinians in Gaza, coordinated between the Indonesian and Jordanian air forces, successfully completed its mission on the eve of Idul Fitri.
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Ground crew load an Indonesian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on April 9, 2024 with humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza at King Abdullah II Air Base in Zarqa, Jordan. The humanitarian airdrop comprised 20 packages of food and medicine, each weighing 160 kilograms. (Courtesy of the Indonesian Air Force/-)
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he Indonesian Military (TNI) had successfully air-dropped humanitarian aid for besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, TNI commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto said on Wednesday.
“The humanitarian aid was [delivered] using C-130J Super Hercules in Palestinian airspace over Gaza with the low cost low altitude [LCLA] method,” Agus said at a Idul Fitri gathering at Wisma Ahmad Yani in Menteng, Central Jakarta, according to a post on @militer.udara, the official Instagram account of the Indonesian Air Force.
LCLA is an aerial resupply delivery system that involves dropping packages equipped with parachutes from a low altitude of 2,000 feet (609 meters).
The aid had a total weight of “3,200 kilograms of food and medicines, consisting of 20 packages at 160 kg each”, he added.
Agus said the TNI had also delivered 900 LCLA parachutes to the Jordanian military for use in additional resupply operations.
The TNI’s humanitarian airdrop on April 9 was special because it was deployed on the eve of Idul Fitri as well as on the 78th anniversary of the Indonesian Air Force’s establishment on that date in 1946.
