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The convoy also transported around 1,400 tonnes of petroleum products to support essential services inside the strip.
ERC Executive Director Amal Emam described Egypt’s response to the Gaza crisis as “the largest in modern history,” noting that it has continued for more than 760 consecutive days.
Since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Egypt—working with the United Nations (UN) and international partners—has delivered more than 665,000 tonnes of aid through the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem crossings despite Israel’s blockade.
The ERC has coordinated 943 humanitarian flights and 617 maritime shipments from 59 countries, relying on a nationwide logistics network of 35,000 volunteers who sort and dispatch relief.
Egypt has also facilitated the entry of 214 ambulances, supplied over 91,000 tonnes of fuel, deployed four field hospitals inside Gaza, and provided cash assistance, medical services and family-link support to thousands of evacuees and patients.
Through the Zad El-Ezza initiative alone, 74 convoys have delivered more than 130,000 tonnes of food, flour, infant formula, fresh bread, shelter materials, winter supplies, medicines, medical equipment and fuel.
The humanitarian situation inside Gaza has sharply deteriorated in the past 72 hours as winter storms hit displacement camps. Heavy rainfall has flooded large areas, soaking tents and turning makeshift shelters into mud-filled spaces.
Aid workers say thousands of families, especially children and the elderly, face rising risks of hypothermia and respiratory illness.
The United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) officials warn that most tents are not weather-resistant and have collapsed or begun leaking in rain and wind. Many displaced people have spent successive nights seeking dry ground as temperatures drop.
The Israeli occupation army has continued to restrict the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip in violation of the ceasefire deal, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the US, and signed in Sharm El-Sheikh on 11 October.
The slow entry of fuel, medical supplies, flour and other essentials to Gaza, where the UN declared a famine last summer, is widening the gap between needs and available relief.
Hospitals operating far beyond capacity are struggling with limited electricity, damaged infrastructure and a growing number of patients suffering from exposure, untreated injuries and water-borne diseases emerging in overcrowded shelters.
Aid agencies warn that collapsing sanitation systems and dwindling clean water supplies are creating conditions ripe for disease outbreaks. Displacement zones are already reporting rising cases of dehydration, malnutrition and infections among children.
As winter nears, humanitarian groups say the coming days will be decisive.
Without a rapid increase in fuel, shelter materials, blankets and medical supplies, they warn Gaza could see a surge in preventable deaths.
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