CAIRO, Oct 25 (NNN-MENA) – More airplanes carrying humanitarian aid to the war-torn Gaza Strip landed at Egypt’s al-Arish Airport, in North Sinai governorate.
Planes from Algeria, Kuwait, Iraq, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip arrived at the airport, which is less than 50 km from the Rafa border crossing, the Egyptian Red Crescent announced, on its official Facebook page.
Meanwhile, al-Arish Airport also received two World Health Organisation planes, carrying aid to Gaza, reported the state-run Ahram Gate news website.
Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said that, Türkiye sent two cargo planes to Egypt carrying medical equipment and supplies for the Gaza Strip, while two more aircraft would be sent with more supplies.
The aircraft also carried a medical team of 20 doctors, he added, on social media platform X.
Earlier in the day, the Egyptian Red Crescent announced that, it delivered a new aid convoy to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, through the Rafah crossing.
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that it had received the third convoy of 20 trucks, carrying humanitarian aid containing food, water, medicines, and medical supplies.
Earlier in the day, North Sinai Governorate announced in a press release that, at least 27 aid planes have landed in North Sinai’s al-Arish airport, since Oct 12, carrying aid from many countries including Jordan, UAE, Russia, Türkiye, and Brazil, as well as, United Nations agencies.
For more than two weeks, the Gaza Strip has been under the deadly Israeli regime’s siege and strikes. The death toll resulting from these strikes has reached at least 5,800, including 2,055 children.– NNN-MENA
