{
  "id": 9572246,
  "title": "UAE launches winter clothing drive to support one million Gazans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/uae-launches-winter-clothing-drive-to-support-one-million-gazans-9572246",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T14:35:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/24/uae-launches-winter-clothing-drive-to-support-one-million-gazans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Arab Emirates announced plans on Thursday to launch a substantial winter clothing drive, aiming to provide essential warm garments to one million Gazan residents before the onset of winter. This initiative, part of the UAE's ongoing support for the region, seeks to offer vital relief to civilians grappling with a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the ongoing conflict with Israel.\n\nAs temperatures are forecasted to plummet in the coming months, the situation for the nearly two million displaced individuals in Gaza will likely worsen, heightening health risks during the harsh winter weather. The Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation has already airlifted 5,000 winter kits, each containing 50,000 jackets, seasonal essentials, and blankets, to assist in providing warmth and protection to Palestinian families.\n\nAbdulaziz Al Zaidi, the director of community services at the foundation, emphasized the UAE's dedication to delivering crucial aid to Gaza. In a previous shipment last week, the UAE transported 781 tonnes of aid, including food and shelter materials, and nine water tankers, all prepared at the UAE Humanitarian Aid Logistics Centre in Al Arish, Egypt, and subsequently delivered to Gaza. Since the war's inception in October 2023, the UAE has dispatched 14,290 lorries carrying 136,439 tonnes of aid under a humanitarian campaign initiated in response to the start of the hostilities. The Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people in Israel and the kidnapping of 251 individuals, according to Israeli figures. As of now, more than 73,700 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military campaign, according to Gaza health authorities. A US-backed ceasefire, agreed upon in October 2025, has ceased large-scale fighting in Gaza but has not halted Israeli strikes, and progress towards a permanent peace remains elusive.",
  "summary": "The UAE on Thursday launched a major relief drive to provide warm clothing to one million people in the Gaza Strip before winter. The winter clothing initiative – part of the country's continued support for the enclave – aims to provide a crucial lifeline for civilians in the grip of a humanitarian crisis The sharp drop in temperatures in the months ahead is expected to exacerbate the severe…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UAE launches winter clothing drive to support one million Gazans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/uae-launches-winter-clothing-drive-to-support-one-million-gazans",
        "published": "2026-09-24T14:35:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}