Amman, Jordan/sky above Gaza – A hulking navy cargo airplane sits on the tarmac of a Royal Jordanian Air Drive base within the early morning gentle.
Two upkeep engineers unlock a compartment within the plane’s fuselage and disappear behind a steel hood that shelters a fancy nest of wires.
The 2 males, who graduated collectively from the navy academy 5 years in the past, chat with heat familiarity as they carry out remaining preflight checks.
Two Jordanian cargo planes will take off for an support airdrop over Gaza round noon, adopted by 4 different plane from Germany, Egypt and america.
They’re engaged on a US turboprop C-130 Hercules, a mannequin usually used for airdropping troops, gear or support into hard-to-reach areas.