File Photo: Egyptian aid convoy heads to Gaza. AFP
An additional 33 Emirati aid trucks, carrying 892 tonnes of food, are preparing to cross into Gaza via the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem crossings, according to Sky News Arabia.
The latest convoy is part of Egypt’s ongoing large-scale relief effort, in collaboration with the UN and its humanitarian partners, which has included continuous convoys and airdrops over the past week to combat worsening famine conditions amid Israel's war of starvation against the strip.
On Monday, Egypt’s seventh convoy—coordinated by the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC), the country’s official aid body for Gaza—stretched nearly four kilometres along the Rafah border, awaiting entry to Karm Abu Salem. It delivered critical supplies such as flour, sugar, and baby formula.
This came a day after a series of airdrop operations on Sunday, during which nine military transport planes dropped food aid over remote areas of Gaza inaccessible by land.
That same day, Egypt’s sixth and largest convoy entered the Strip, including two fuel trucks carrying 107 tonnes of diesel to help restart Gaza’s remaining hospitals and bakeries.
Last Thursday, Egypt’s fifth convoy crossed with over 1,200 tonnes of essential supplies aboard more than 100 trucks. The day before, four military aircraft conducted further airdrops targeting isolated communities.
The aid push follows the launch of the ERC’s humanitarian initiative, Zad El-Ezza: From Egypt to Gaza, on 27 July.
The initiative, marking Egypt’s first major aid escalation after five months of a total and deadly Israeli blockade, delivered over 4,000 tonnes of relief within three days, despite what Egyptian officials described as significant Israeli-imposed logistical and bureaucratic barriers.
Authorities estimate total Egyptian-facilitated relief exceeds 500,000 tonnes since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on the strip in October 2023.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has warned that Gaza is now facing the “worst-case scenario of famine,” with 100 percent of the strip's population at risk due to Israel’s ongoing blockade and aid access restrictions.
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