Gaza
The United Arab Emirates and Egypt have carried out the largest humanitarian airdrop operation in the northern Gaza Strip since its launch, delivering a total of 90 tons of aid.
Earlier, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that it helped evacuate civilians from Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, in light of the intense Israeli military operations there.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will receive a delegation from the Palestinian movement “Fatah” led by Mahmoud Al-Aloul, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Monday.
The United Nations Security Council succussed on Monday to adopt a resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza after nearly 170 days of war.
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has continued conducting airdrops of tons of humanitarian aid, including food items and relief supplies, into isolated areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on March 24 and 25.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed, in a statement, that the number of victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip had risen to 32,070 martyrs and 74,298 injured since October 7.
On October 20, 2023, nearly two weeks after Israel launched its war on the Gaza Strip, the UN Chief emphasized the urgent necessity for life-saving aid to promptly reach Gaza.
The airdrops targeted isolated and inaccessible areas in the northern Gaza Strip, with two planes delivering 24 tons of food and relief aid, the Command reported. With this 11th airdrop, the total aid dropped since the inception of Operation "Birds of Goodness" has reached 462 tons of food and relief aid.
The first aircraft arrived from the UAE, carrying 20 tons of food, relief items, and medical aid, MENA reported a source at El Arish airport.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted on Thursday the importance of refraining from carrying on an Israeli military operation in Rafah city in the Gaza Strip.
Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received on Thursday U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss consolidating joint relations and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
James Elder, spokesman for UNICEF, urged, the world on Tuesday for the passage of humanitarian aid in front of the Rafah crossing, saying that “these are the supplies that are urgently need to get across into the civilians of Gaza to save the children”.
Blinken to visit Egypt on 6th Middle East tour this week to discuss Gaza ceasefire
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Egypt Thabet Subasic affirmed his country's support for Egypt's efforts to reach a political solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on a two-state solution, emphasizing that Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Bećirović, stressed the importance of reaching a ceasefire, protecting civilians, and providing humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
The Egyptian Air Force, in cooperation with its counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, intensified its sorties from Al-Arish Airport throughout the days of March 15 and 16, 2024, to carry out air drops of tons of food aid and urgent relief materials to the northern Gaza Strip.
In statements carried by AKI news agency on Friday, Tajani said the Italian people wants peace that can be achieved by mediators, notably Egypt.
The proposal's first phase for a ceasefire involves the release of Israeli detainees including women, children, the elderly, and the sick. In exchange, a varying number of Palestinian prisoners, ranging from 700 to 1,000, would be released, as reported by Reuters.
The mission has been ongoing over the course of two days, March 13-14, 2024, in cooperation with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the number of countries participating in the international coalition.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi spoke by phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday.
Egypt continued on Tuesday the air dropping operations of humanitarian aid inro Gaza using the Egyptian military transport aircraft in cooperation with other participating countries in order to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.