A UAE humanitarian aid convoy has entered the Gaza Strip via Egypt’s Rafah Border Crossing, as part of ongoing relief efforts under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.
The convoy includes 23 trucks, with 16 carrying vital medical supplies donated by the UAE to the World Health Organization (WHO).
These will be distributed to hospitals across Gaza and include life-saving equipment such as ventilators, dialysis machines, respiratory support devices and infusion pumps.
Also on board were advanced hospital beds, neonatal equipment, emergency stretchers, wheelchairs, crutches and specialised refrigerators for storing sensitive vaccines and medications.
The remaining seven trucks are loaded with food supplies to help meet urgent nutritional needs.
Through Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, the UAE continues to provide vital humanitarian assistance to Gaza, focusing on the most vulnerable and helping to ease the suffering of those affected.
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