- The shipment includes food, medical supplies, shelter materials, winter clothing, and other essential items.
- Rashid Mubarak Al Mansouri, Secretary-General of ERC, stated the aid batch aims to boost UAE's humanitarian efforts.
- The ship also carried six water tanks, two septic tanks, and one diesel storage tank.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), dispatched the ship to support the people of Gaza and meet their needs.
During the ship's arrival at the Port of Al Arish, Rashid Mubarak Al Mansouri, Secretary-General of ERC, affirmed that this humanitarian aid batch aims to boost the UAE's humanitarian and relief efforts aimed at supporting the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, launched as part of Operation "Chivalrous Knight 3".
Al Mansouri explained that ERC teams in the Strip have developed a thorough plan to distribute the aid shipment to beneficiaries in the most affected areas. He noted that the ERC is exerting tireless efforts to keep pace with the humanitarian challenges in Palestine, especially in terms of food and other necessary supplies.
Departing from the Port of Fujairah on 23rd March, the third aid ship carried 4,218.3 tonnes of food supplies, 370.2 tonnes of shelter materials, and 41.6 tonnes of medical aid, along with six water tanks, two septic tanks, and one diesel storage tank.
The Emirates Red Crescent, the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, and the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation supplied the ship's cargo.
The arrival of the third ship continues the UAE's ongoing efforts to provide relief and humanitarian support to civilians in the Gaza Strip as part of Operation "Chivalrous Knight 3" to alleviate their suffering.
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