(VOVWORLD) - Egypt on Monday delivered a new humanitarian aid shipment to the Palestinian people in Gaza. The Egyptian Red Crescent Society said this was the 94th humanitarian aid shipment delivered to Gaza under the "Zad Al-Izza: from Egypt to Gaza" initiative, launched in July.
 Humanitarian aid is transported from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula into the Gaza Strip. |
The shipment included 10,000 tons of food, fuel, medicine, and medical equipment, along with 80,000 blankets, 43,000 items of winter clothing, and 4,600 tents.
Egypt is a key player in international humanitarian aid operations for Gaza. Over the past two years, Cairo has delivered more than 670,000 tons of aid, 70% of the total international aid for Gaza.
Egypt has also been serving as a mediator between Israel and Hamas. Egypt, with the US, Qatar, and several other parties, has successfully brokered three ceasefires in Gaza. The latest ceasefire went into effect in early October and is currently still holding, despite repeated violations and frequent risks of collapse.