14-truck UAE aid convoy enters Gaza Strip

Monday, 19 February 2024 18:15

By ARN News Staff

An aid convoy of fourteen trucks has entered the Gaza Strip through Egypt's Rafah border crossing as part of the UAE's 'Gallant Knight 3' humanitarian operation.

These vehicles are loaded with more than 300 tonnes of relief supplies, including tents, medicines and various food items.

The UAE has dispatched over 15,700 tonnes of aid since it launched operation 'Gallant Knight 3' to help Palestinian people affected by the war.

Six desalination plants capable of producing 1.2 million gallons of potable water per day have also been set up in Gaza, while the number of cases handled by the Emirati field hospital for Gazans has reached 5,123.

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