Military planes of France and Jordan have dropped seven tons of aid to civilians and aid workers in Gaza as Israeli forces continue to bomb the Palestinian enclave.

President Emmanuel Macron said Friday the airdrop Thursday was a complex operation made possible by close ties between the French and Jordanian militaries.

Each nation sent a C-130 transport plane with mixed French-Jordanian crews.

The supplies dropped by France and Jordan were equipped with systems that remotely guided them to a Jordanian field hospital operating in the territory, the French presidency said.

The humanitarian situation remains critical in Gaza after three months of conflict, according to Macron.

The United Nations estimates that 1.9 million Gazans — 85 percent of the pre-war population — have been displaced, with hundreds of thousands risking famine and most hospitals out of action.                

WITH AFP