This morning, an Italian Air Force C-130J (reg. MM62191) completed Italy’s first humanitarian airdrop over Gaza, releasing palletized aid around 11:00 CEST after departing Amman, Jordan. The mission is part of Rome’s newly launched “Solidarity Path Operation 2,” which uses C-130J transports to deliver essential supplies prepared by Italian Army specialists. Further drops are planned daily for about a week, with a total load of roughly 100 tons staged in Amman.
Today’s Italian sortie was one of several multinational Hercules flights over the Strip. Greece reported Hellenic Air Force participation (C-130/C-27) in an airdrop totaling ~8 tons of aid, while Germany has also resumed Luftwaffe C-130J drops as part of the renewed effort coordinated through Jordan.
According to Italy’s defense ministry, Operation Solidarity Path 2 is run in coordination with the Jordanian Armed Forces, continuing previous Italian contributions that included deployments of the hospital ship Vulcano, medical evacuation flights, and medicine distribution by Army helicopters. Italian media added that the Gaza airdrops will proceed throughout the coming week from Amman.
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