Egypt, Jordan Conclude 'Aqaba 6' Joint Military Drill

Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces concluded Monday the Egyptian-Jordanian military drill "Aqaba 6"
Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces concluded Monday the Egyptian-Jordanian military drill "Aqaba 6"
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Egypt, Jordan Conclude 'Aqaba 6' Joint Military Drill

Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces concluded Monday the Egyptian-Jordanian military drill "Aqaba 6"
Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces concluded Monday the Egyptian-Jordanian military drill "Aqaba 6"

The Egyptian and Jordanian military forces concluded Monday the “Aqaba 6” joint military drill in Jordan.

Maritime, air, and ground forces from both countries participated in the exercises that took was attended by several leaders of the Egyptian and Jordanian armed forces.

“The final stage of the training included the implementation of a joint operation to eliminate an armed terrorist hotbed inside a border village," read a statement by the military spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces.

The Egyptian Thunderbolt Forces and the Jordanian Special Forces also carried out joint operations to resist armed terrorist elements stationed in the mountainous areas, the statement added.

The spokesman said that the training demonstrated the forces’ high capabilities in carrying out collective work.

The Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces launched the joint military drill in Oct 2019.



UN Says More than 630 Trucks with Humanitarian Aid Have Entered Gaza

19 January 2025, Palestinian Territories, Khan Yunis: Trucks loaded with food and humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on Salah al-Din Road east of Khan Yunis during the ceasefire and hostage swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
19 January 2025, Palestinian Territories, Khan Yunis: Trucks loaded with food and humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on Salah al-Din Road east of Khan Yunis during the ceasefire and hostage swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
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UN Says More than 630 Trucks with Humanitarian Aid Have Entered Gaza

19 January 2025, Palestinian Territories, Khan Yunis: Trucks loaded with food and humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on Salah al-Din Road east of Khan Yunis during the ceasefire and hostage swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
19 January 2025, Palestinian Territories, Khan Yunis: Trucks loaded with food and humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, on Salah al-Din Road east of Khan Yunis during the ceasefire and hostage swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

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