An ERC statement said the shipment carried 54,000 blankets, 36,000 winter clothing items, more than 190 mattresses, and about 7,230 tents, along with 6,100 tonnes of food parcels and flour, 2,600 tonnes of medical and relief supplies, and over 1,100 tonnes of fuel needed to keep hospitals and essential services running amid severe shortages.
Egypt remains Gaza’s main humanitarian lifeline.
Since the outbreak of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Egypt—working with the United Nations (UN) and international partners—has supplied roughly 70 percent of all aid that has reached the enclave.
Over 665,000 tonnes of food, medicine, fuel, and shelter materials have been delivered over the past 760 days through the Rafah and Karm Abu Salem crossings.
The ERC, supported by a nationwide logistics network and 35,000 volunteers, has handled 943 humanitarian flights and 617 maritime shipments from 59 countries, in coordination with UN agencies.
Egypt has also facilitated the entry of 214 ambulances, delivered 91,000 tonnes of fuel, deployed four field hospitals, and provided extensive medical and relief services to evacuees.
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 latest convoy comes amid a deepening humanitarian emergency.
Winter storms have flooded displacement camps, destroyed thousands of tefuel,fuel and medical supplies as access routes remain heavily restricted and relief stocks continue to dwindle.
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 waterborne diseases emerging in overcrowded shelters.
Humanitarian groups say the breakdown of basic services—clean water, sanitation, electricity, and communications—is accelerating, raising fears of disease outbreaks and a further rise in preventable deaths as winter conditions worsen.
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