
In front of humanitarian kitchen which was being stablished by the ERCS as workers preparing to move necessities and items inside the building. Photo courtesy of ERCS.
The ERCS is preparing a makeshift kitchen at its food supply centre in North Sinai’s Sheikh Zuwaid City to support and alleviate the suffering endured by displaced Palestinian families in the strip.
“With every hot meal, we send a message: You are not alone, we are with you until we overcome this crisis,” read a statement by the ERCS on Wednesday.
The 30-day-long Islamic holy month of Ramadan is likely to begin on Monday or Tuesday.
More than 85 percent of Gaza's 2.4 million population has been internally displaced multiple times, primarily from the North to the South, and sought refuge in 155 UNRWA facilities, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),
Approximately 70 percent of Gaza's 439,000 homes and nearly half of its buildings have suffered damage or were destroyed, according to media reports.
Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on 7 October, Egypt has spearheaded efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.
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