UAE sends school supplies for more than 25,000 Gaza children as part of humanitarian campaign
The UAE has sent thousands of school bags and supplies for more than 25,000 Gazan children to support education in the Palestinian enclave. The Sharjah Charity International, in co-operation with the UAE’s Operation Gallant Knight 3, loaded the supplies on to a cargo plane that left Sharjah International Airport, bound for the UAE’s humanitarian aid logistics centre in the Egyptian city of Al…
The UAE has transported over 25,000 school bags and supplies to Gaza to bolster education amidst the ongoing conflict. Sharjah Charity International, in collaboration with Operation Gallant Knight 3, loaded the 60-tonne shipment onto a cargo plane at Sharjah International Airport, destined for Al Arish in Egypt. Mohammed Al Shareef, a spokesperson for Operation Gallant Knight 3, informed The National that the supplies are set to benefit more than 25,000 pupils in Gaza, as the new academic year approaches.
The UAE's humanitarian initiative, titled 'Through Education We Rise', aims to maintain educational opportunities in the enclave and facilitate students' return to normalcy despite the challenging humanitarian situation. Hmoud Al Afari, director of UAE relief operations, explained that the campaign seeks to provide children with the chance to learn and resume their regular lives.
The UAE's assistance constitutes more than 46 percent of the total aid provided to Gaza by the international community. In marking World Humanitarian Day, the UAE's humanitarian efforts have been highlighted as the country has been leading aid delivery and support to Palestinians in Gaza since November 2023. In collaboration with the Emirates Red Crescent and other humanitarian organizations, Operation Gallant Knight 3 has delivered over Dh14.2 billion ($3.89 billion) worth of aid to Gaza, marking 1,000 days of continuous support.
The UAE has also established a floating hospital in Egypt, two medical centers in Gaza, and flown numerous patients, including cancer and war injury patients, to the UAE for treatment. The Step of Hope programme, launched in June to aid Gaza civilians who lost limbs during the war, has provided prosthetics for 72 Palestinian amputees.
The conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants killed approximately 1,200 people in an attack on Israeli communities, and Israel's military campaign has resulted in approximately 73,200 Palestinian fatalities, including over 1,100 since the ceasefire took effect in October.
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