Türkiye to dispatch nearly 2,700 tons of aid supplies to Gaza

Another batch of aid will soon depart for Egypt from Türkiye’s southern Mersin province, says the head of the Turkish Red Crescent

Nearly 2,700 tons of aid supplies will be sent to the Gaza Strip, where Israeli attacks have led to a severe shortage of food and other necessities, said the head of Turkish Red Crescent Fatma Meric Yilmaz.

On Sunday, Red Crescent teams are preparing another ship carrying aid to Gaza, Yilmaz said on X.

She said the loading of aid materials onto the ship is ongoing, and the vessel will soon depart for Egypt from Türkiye’s southern Mersin province.

“Afterwards, our aid supplies will be transported to Gaza from the Rafah border crossing in trucks,” she said.

More than 30,000 people, mainly women and children, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. About 1,200 people were killed in the initial attacks by Palestinian group Hamas.

More than half a million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine, the U.N. has warned.

Military operations, communications blackouts and fuel shortages have hampered aid distribution in the besiged Gaza Strip.

Source: AA

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