Five UAE aid convoys enter Gaza carrying 819 tonnes of supplies

WAM

Five UAE aid convoys entered the Gaza Strip over the last week carrying 819 tonnes of essential supplies.

The 63 trucks transported food aid for Palestinians in Gaza, national news agency Wam reported.

The convoys were prepared at the UAE Humanitarian Aid Logistics Centre in Al Arish, where aid is received, sorted and prepared before being transported into the Gaza Strip.

The convoys are part of the UAE's ongoing Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 campaign to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians and meet their urgent humanitarian needs.

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