Kuwait's ninth humanitarian aircraft departs for Gaza
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Kuwait dispatched its ninth relief aircraft to Gaza on Monday, continuing the country’s humanitarian air bridge under the “Kuwait is by Your Side” campaign.
The aircraft departed from Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base for Al-Arish Airport in Egypt, carrying around 40 tons of food supplies. The cargo will be transferred into the Gaza Strip as part of the “Fazaa for Gaza” initiative, led by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society in cooperation with local charities and in coordination with the Ministries of Social Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Defense.
Dr. Latifa Al-Meer, board member of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, told KUNA that the Society “continues to send humanitarian convoys to Gaza, in line with leadership directives and to address urgent humanitarian needs".
She stressed that “the current situation in Gaza requires an immediate response and intensified efforts by humanitarian organizations to provide relief and meet the critical needs of the affected population".
Dr. Al-Meer said the planeload, provided by Al-Salam Humanitarian Society, was prepared with essential food items to cover the basic nutritional needs of affected families in Gaza. She thanked Kuwait’s Ministries of Social Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Defense, along with the country’s embassy in Egypt and the Egyptian Red Crescent, for facilitating the aid delivery.
Since the launch of the second Kuwaiti air bridge, about 150 tons of urgent humanitarian aid have been sent to Gaza.