Egyptian military transport aircraft preparing to drop food and medical supplies on Gaza.
The move is part of Egypt's ongoing support for Palestinians facing a "humanitarian ordeal, the statement added.
"President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has directed continued efforts to assist the residents of the Gaza Strip in their tragic circumstances, in light of the severe shortage of all humanitarian needs," read the statement.
The airdrops are conducted in parallel with land convoys through the Rafah crossing.
Today, the ninth Egyptian aid convoy crossed the Rafah crossing toward the Karm Abu Salem crossing with tens of trucks carrying essential food supplies and personal care products for starved Palestinians.
The convoy is part of the emergency Egyptian response, in collaboration with the UN and its humanitarian partners, to stem famine conditions unfolding in Gaza, where Israel has driven most of the 2.3 million population in the strip into famine.
Israel has imposed a full blockade on the entry of food, water, and medicine into Gaza for five months.
Since 27 July, the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) has managed to deliver 20,000 tons of aid supplies to Gaza under the Zad El-Ezza: From Egypt to Gaza humanitarian initiative to save starving Palestinians.
However, Israel has continued to delay the entry of aid trucks into Gaza at the Karm Abu Salem crossing as Israeli soldiers inspected trucks over and over for hours at a time.
These Israeli restrictive measures have limited the number of aid trucks entering the strip to 100 per day, according to media reports. In contrast, international aid groups say a minimum of 600-800 trucks are needed per day to stem starvation.
On Tuesday, El-Sisi described the war in Gaza as "a war of starvation, genocide," calling for an immediate ceasefire and the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid. He also categorically rejected the accusations levelled at Egypt of blocking aid.
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