Five UAE convoys deliver 789 tonnes of food and shelter aid to Gaza
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Five UAE aid convoys comprising 60 trucks entered Gaza this week carrying 789 tonnes of food and shelter supplies, WAM reported on Oct. 18. The deliveries were made under the UAE’s humanitarian operation for Palestinians.
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Five humanitarian aid convoys from the United Arab Emirates entered the Gaza Strip this week with 789 tonnes of food and shelter supplies, the Emirates News Agency, WAM, reported on Oct. 18. The convoys comprised 60 trucks and were sent as part of the UAE’s continuing humanitarian operation for Palestinians. Gulf News and The National also reported the deliveries, giving the same figures for the number of convoys, trucks and tonnes of supplies. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The latest shipments brought the operation’s cumulative deliveries since its launch to 14,579 trucks carrying 138,030 tonnes of humanitarian aid, according to the reports. The food and shelter supplies are intended to help meet Palestinians’ basic needs and support the humanitarian response in Gaza. The National described the deliveries as addressing food and shelter shortages among the Palestinian population and helping people affected by the conflict. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Aid convoys continue to be prepared through the UAE Humanitarian Aid Logistics Centre in Al Arish, Egypt. The facility receives incoming aid, sorts it and prepares supplies before they are transported to Gaza, the outlets reported. The National said the operation’s team continues to coordinate shipments through the centre, which manages this logistics process before supplies cross the border. WAM called the initiative Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, while Gulf News and The National used the name Operation Gallant Knight 3. All three reports described the latest convoys as part of that continuing UAE aid effort. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The supplies are intended to address food and shelter needs in Gaza. They form part of a continuing aid effort coordinated through a logistics centre in Egypt.
Key facts
- Five UAE aid convoys comprising 60 trucks entered Gaza this week. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The convoys carried 789 tonnes of food and shelter supplies. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The operation’s cumulative deliveries reached 14,579 trucks carrying 138,030 tonnes of aid. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Aid shipments are prepared at the UAE Humanitarian Aid Logistics Centre in Al Arish, Egypt. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]