A convoy of trucks carrying food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip is seen in Ramadi, Anbar province, Iraq, on June 4, 2024. Iraq on Tuesday sent a convoy of trucks carrying food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip to help the besieged Palestinians. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
BAGHDAD, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Iraq on Tuesday sent a convoy of trucks carrying food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip to help the besieged Palestinians.
Ahmed Abdul Amir, director of the disaster management department at the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, said 35 trucks loaded with 500 tons of food and medical supplies were currently on their way to Gaza.
According to Abdul Amir, the trucks will travel to the Trebil border crossing, then to the Jordanian port of Aqaba and the Egyptian port of Nuweiba before reaching the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah by ferries.
Iraq has already sent several batches of medical aid and fuel to the Gaza Strip in coordination with the Jordanian and Egyptian authorities.
Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage.
Israeli attacks have killed more than 36,000 people in Gaza and its blockade has caused a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave, according to health authorities in Gaza. ■
A staff member of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society walks past a convoy of trucks with food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip, in Ramadi, Anbar province, Iraq, on June 4, 2024. Iraq on Tuesday sent a convoy of trucks carrying food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip to help the besieged Palestinians. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
A staff member of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society stands in front of a convoy of trucks with food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip, in Ramadi, Anbar province, Iraq, on June 4, 2024. Iraq on Tuesday sent a convoy of trucks carrying food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip to help the besieged Palestinians. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
