The latest shipment brings Egypt’s total aid to Gaza since the outbreak of Israel's genocidal war on the strip in October 2023 to over 570,000 tonnes.
The ERC, backed by over 35,000 volunteers, has coordinated 916 humanitarian flights and 599 aid shipments with 59 countries over the past 700 days.
Egypt’s assistance has also included 209 ambulances, 81,000 tonnes of fuel, four field hospitals inside Gaza, and two hospitals in Arish to treat the wounded.
Additionally, the ERC has provided Palestinian families in Egypt with cash assistance, family reunification services, and more than 240,000 medical consultations.
According to Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Cairo has supplied about 70 percent of all aid reaching Gaza, underlining its role as a key hub for international relief efforts.
Escalating crisis
Despite the aid, conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate.
The enclave’s last functioning hospitals are described by aid workers as “overwhelmed” and “at their limit”, with shortages of fuel, medicines, and staff. Wards in Gaza City have been forced to close under heavy bombardment.
Thousands of civilians are once again being forcibly displaced to the south as Israeli forces push deeper into the territory.
Israeli air strikes over the past 24 hours killed at least 50 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Since October 2023, the Israeli army has killed over 66,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, and injured more than 168,000 others.
Of those killed, 453 Palestinians, including 150 children, have died of starvation under Israel’s deadly land, air and sea blockade, which has manufactured a famine in Gaza, the first ever declared by the United Nations (UN) in the Middle East.
Political developments
Tel Aviv's escalated military assault comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed US President Donald Trump’s proposed 21-point plan to end the war, warning that Israel would act “unilaterally” if Hamas rejects it.
The plan, which sets out steps for demilitarization, reconstruction and the deployment of a potential stabilization force, has been backed by Egypt, Qatar, the UAE and other regional players.
Hamas officials confirmed they are reviewing the proposal but have yet to announce a decision.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian resistance group has said it lost contact with two Israeli hostages in the strip due to Israel's relentless attacks, intensifying calls for temporary ceasefires to allow negotiations.
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