Photo courtesy of The Egyptian Red Crescent
The convoy was launched amid severe weather and bitter cold affecting Gaza’s population, prompting the ERC to prioritize winter assistance, including around 835 tents to shelter displaced families, according to an ERC statement.
The shipment also carried 1,175 tons of flour, more than 550 tons of relief and personal-care supplies, and over 1,240 tons of petroleum products, as part of a broader humanitarian aid package.
The ERC has remained stationed at Egypt’s border with Gaza, coordinating and channelling aid, since the outbreak of the crisis.
Over more than 760 consecutive days, Egypt has delivered over 780,000 tons of humanitarian assistance through the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem crossings, including food, flour, fuel, medical aid, ambulances, tents, and winter relief items.
The operation is supported by a nationwide logistics network and a volunteer force of more than 65,000 people, involving coordination with 59 countries and hundreds of relief flights and maritime shipments.
Mohamed Mansour, spokesperson for the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief, said late on Saturday that the committee had opened the Zahraa Camp along the Netzarim axis in Zahraa City, housing displaced Palestinian families as part of Egypt’s efforts to ease humanitarian suffering amid harsh weather and extreme cold.
In televised remarks, Mansour said the camp opened at a time when shelter was scarce, and hardship had intensified for Gaza’s residents, adding that Egypt’s support offers thousands of families “a glimmer of hope for a more dignified and secure life.”
He said the camp includes 900 fully equipped tents, along with essential infrastructure such as organized streets, public spaces, and sanitation facilities, as well as food assistance and basic services.
Mansour noted that families previously living in scattered areas and informal camps that were flooded by heavy rain had been relocated to the organized site, helping preserve “Palestinian dignity.”
He added that the camp is located in an area that had been destroyed and levelled during the war and previously served as a conflict zone separating northern and southern Gaza.
On Sunday, Ali Shaath, head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), signed the committee’s mandate statement in his first official act, formally defining its guiding principles and scope of responsibilities.
The NCAG is a newly established transitional Palestinian technocratic body created under UN Security Council Resolution 2803 and the peace plan put forward by US President Donald Trump.
The committee held its inaugural meeting in Cairo on Thursday, where it was formally authorized to assume civil administration and internal security duties in Gaza, oversee stabilization efforts, and manage early recovery and reconstruction until the Palestinian Authority completes its reform programme.
In its signed mission statement, the NCAG stated that it aims to turn Gaza’s transitional phase into a foundation for long-term Palestinian stability and prosperity.
It said the committee would operate under the guidance of the Peace Council, with support from the High Representative for Gaza, to rebuild institutions and restore core governance functions.
According to the statement, the committee’s immediate priorities include restoring security and essential services, such as electricity, water, healthcare, and education, while stabilizing public administration.
It also pledged to operate with high standards of integrity and transparency, focusing on economic recovery that generates employment and equal opportunities, while affirming peace as the pathway to Palestinian rights and self-determination.
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