In collaboration with Misr El Kheir Foundation, as part of Egypt’s broader efforts to ease the humanitarian crisis in the strip, the committee distributed school bags and stationery to children living in displacement camps, aiming to support their education and ease the burden on families facing severe living conditions.
The initiative comes amid ongoing displacement across the Gaza Strip, highlighting the committee’s commitment to protecting children’s right to education despite the hardships of displacement and the persistence of humanitarian challenges.
Separately, Amal Imam, executive director of the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC), said the organization complements Egypt’s official efforts to receive wounded and injured Palestinians arriving from Gaza.
In a phone interview on Extra News TV, Imam said the ERC has raised its readiness to full capacity at the Rafah land crossing, providing a full range of humanitarian services through its centres at the arrival and departure halls.
These services include wheelchairs, escorts for patients and the elderly, and help restoring family links.
The ERC also provides hot meals through a mobile kitchen and supplies urgent needs such as winter clothing, blankets, and personal care items.
In hospitals, psychological support is offered to injured patients and children, ensuring continuous care from arrival through treatment and discharge, she added.
She noted that Palestinians who complete treatment in Egypt receive a symbolic “return kit” with essential items, including blankets, hygiene supplies, and dry food, as a gesture supporting their safe return home.
Hospitals in Egypt’s North Sinai governorate were placed on maximum alert on Tuesday as a second group of wounded Palestinians prepared to enter Egypt via the Rafah border crossing for treatment, with ambulances and medical teams fully mobilized.
The heightened readiness comes as Rafah resumed operations from the Palestinian side for the first time in more than a year and a half, following a one-day trial on Sunday under the second phase of the Israel–Hamas ceasefire, according to Egyptian and Palestinian media.
Egyptian authorities said the first group of wounded and chronically ill Palestinians arrived earlier Monday, while preparations are underway to receive a second batch. Hospitals in Arish and across North Sinai have placed operating theatres, intensive care units, and fully equipped ambulances on standby.
North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer said the governorate has begun implementing the second phase of the Rafah operating agreement, overseeing humanitarian aid logistics and the reception of injured arrivals.
Under the current arrangements, Egypt is set to receive up to 50 patients per day, mainly the wounded and those with chronic illnesses, each accompanied by one or two escorts.
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