CAIRO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has sent nearly 200,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip, Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nivine El-Kabbag said on Friday.
The minister made the remarks while partaking in the "Run for Gaza" marathon in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, which attracted 10,000 participants to raise donations for the Palestinians in Gaza.
El-Kabbag commended the role of the Egyptian Red Crescent for arranging the logistic services, expanding the supply chains, and storing aid received from nearly 37 countries.
"About 200,000 tons of aid, constituting 60 percent of the total amount of relief supplies provided for Gaza, came from Egypt either by land, sea or air," the minister added.
Israel has been waging a massive military campaign against Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7 last year, after the movement's surprise attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people. The Israeli blockade and bombardment of Gaza have so far killed 28,775 Palestinians, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Friday. ■
