UAE's latest batch of medical aid arrives in Gaza
Medical aid from the UAE arrived in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to help alleviate the worsening health crisis in the enclave.
Delivered under the Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 initiative, and in co-operation with the World Health Organisation, the shipment included large quantities of essential medicine, urgent medical consumables – single-use supplies such as dressings and syringes, and specialised material for paediatric care.
It also included 150 fully equipped medical beds and six field tents. These can be used to set up temporary medical units to relieve pressure on hospitals that have sustained heavy damage or ceased operations.
Gaza's health system has all but collapsed due to extensive damage to medical infrastructure and the disruption of pharmaceutical supplies.
This latest shipment is part of the UAE's humanitarian campaign for Gaza, which was launched in response to the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, 2023.
Launched in 2023 by President Sheikh Mohamed, Operation Gallant Knight 3 has been carried out in collaboration with the Emirates Red Crescent and humanitarian and charitable institutions in the UAE.
More than 55,000 tonnes of aid have been delivered by more than 500 flights, six transport ships and 2,500 lorries from Egypt into Gaza. The separate Birds of Goodness operation has air-dropped more than 3,700 tonnes of humanitarian aid by parachute into inaccessible areas.
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