1/17/2024–|Last updated: 1/17/202410:00 PM (Mecca time)
The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the arrival of two Qatari Armed Forces planes to the Egyptian city of Al-Arish, carrying aid from Qatar and France to the Gaza Strip.
The two planes carry 61 tons of aid, including medicines and foodstuffs, bringing the total number of planes carrying aid to Gaza since October 7 to 63 planes, with a total of 1,958 tons of aid.
This aid comes after the success of the mediation of the State of Qatar, in cooperation with France, in reaching an agreement between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which includes the entry of medicines and a shipment of humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially to the most affected and affected areas, in exchange for delivering the medicines that the detainees need. Israelis in the Strip.
The population of Gaza is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, as they constitute 80% of those suffering from famine worldwide, in light of the continued Israeli attacks and siege on the Strip, according to United Nations human rights experts.
Experts point out that the people of the Gaza Strip today face serious challenges in meeting their basic needs for food and clean water, which increases the risk of famine, and pregnant women face a lack of nutrition and health care, which puts their lives at risk.
Since October 9, 2023, Israel has tightened its blockade of Gaza, depriving 2.2 million Palestinians of water, food, fuel, medicines and medical supplies.
This comes in the context of the Israeli siege that has been ongoing for 17 years before this war, as about half of Gaza’s population suffers from a lack of food security, and more than 80% of them depend on humanitarian aid.
Since last October 7, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, leaving 24,448 martyrs, 61,504 injured, and causing the displacement of more than 85% (about 1.9 million people) of the Strip’s population, according to the Palestinian authorities and the United Nations.
