Relief convoy to Gaza
On 16 February, Long Live Egypt (Tahya Misr) Fund launched a humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza. The Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Health and Population, the Ministry of Local Development, and civil society organisations.
The launching was held at the New Administrative Capital, some 40km east of Cairo, and was attended by Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population; Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel al-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport; Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports; Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development; Maya Morsi, Minister of Social Solidarity; Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation; Sherif El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing and Architectural Communities; Sherif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Foreign Trade, and a number of governors, businessmen, and representatives of civil society organisations.
The relief initiative comes within the framework of Egypt's keenness to provide humanitarian aid and relief to support the Palestinian people, as per the directives of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The convoy includes more than 460 trucks that carry some 7,200 tons of food, medicines, medical utilities, and basic commodities. It is expected to reach Gaza at the outset of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which this year begins on 1 March.
Watani International
17 February 2025
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