UAE aid plane arrives at Al Arish carrying 4,000 Eid parcels

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The UAE Ministry of Defence has announced the arrival of a UAE aid plane at Egypt's Al Arish Airport, carrying 4,000 parcels of Eid clothing in preparation for their delivery to Gaza.

These parcels, part of Operation 'Birds of Goodness', contain clothes, shoes, toys and sweets.

The operation, which started in February, involves the UAE and Egyptian Air Forces to deliver humanitarian and relief aid to the northern Gaza Strip.

The 'Birds of Goodness' operation is part of 'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3' to support the Palestinian people during the Gaza conflict.

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