SINGAPORE — The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has sent a staff member to Egyptian capital Cairo to coordinate and facilitate desperately needed humanitarian supplies into war-torn Gaza.
People reload fallen boxes onto a truck carrying humanitarian aid that entered the southern Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on Nov 2, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.
“We are committed to contribute to the relief pipeline through the procurement of urgently-needed essential items,” he said. Mr Sahari said the items contain necessities “to enable healthcare personnel to continue providing life-saving and life-sustaining care.” With a total blockade on Gaza imposed by Israel, which controls most of its land borders, the only entry point for humanitarian relief is through its southern border with Egypt.
Israel’s retaliation since then has devastated the enclave and killed more than 8,700 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.Mr Sahari said humanitarians are working under challenging and dangerous conditions to deliver supplies to besieged Gaza.
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