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The Jordanian army said on Friday that it had carried out seven air drops of humanitarian and food aid over the Gaza Strip in coordination with air forces from four other countries as part of ongoing efforts to assist Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing war on the enclave, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the Jordanian military said the drops included humanitarian supplies, food, and infant formula, with a total weight of approximately 57 tons.

The operation…

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney called on the UK government to immediately recognize the state of Palestine, stating there should be “no ifs” in the decision, Anadolu reports.

His comments follow a pledge by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier this week to recognize Palestine in September, conditional on Israel meeting a set of demands.

These include a commitment to a two-state solution, halting the annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank, and taking action to end…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday received Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Istanbul as part of a cooperation summit of Turkiye, Italy and Libya, Anadolu reports.

Erdogan welcomed Meloni and Dbeibeh with separate official ceremonies at the Presidential Dolmabahce Working Office.

The closed-door meetings were attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Intelligence Organization…

France said Friday it would suspend a programme receiving Palestinians from conflict-torn Gaza until an investigation into how a student accused of sharing antisemitic posts was allowed into the country was concluded.

The move comes after officials said the female student from Gaza would have to leave France after the Sciences Po university in the northern city of Lille revoked her accreditation over the online posts.

“No evacuation of any kind will take place until we have drawn conclusions…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for full humanitarian access to Gaza and said that the airdrops are “not enough,” Anadolu reports.

“Airdrops are not enough. Israel must allow full humanitarian access to address the risk of famine,” Macron wrote on X about carrying out a food airdrop operation in Gaza.

He also thanked Jordanian, Emirati, and German partners for their support in the operation.

This comes as the Israeli army announced…

The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Friday strongly criticized the continued reliance on aid airdrops into Gaza, calling them “inefficient, insufficient, and at least 100 times more costly than trucks,” Anadolu reports.

Philippe Lazzarini stressed in a statement that “trucks carry twice as much aid as planes,” and questioned the logic behind prioritizing air deliveries while road crossings remain closed.

“If there is political will to allow airdrops,…