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Up to 95 trucks carrying humanitarian and relief aid enter Gaza

An official source in North Sinai said that a new batch of trucks carrying humanitarian, food, and relief aid has entered the Gaza Strip. Up to 95 trucks carrying humanitarian and relief aid entered Gaza on Friday through the Karam Abu Salem crossing gate, south of Rafah, passing through the side gate of Rafah land …

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Egypt Independent October 18, 2025

Israel-based organization present at DC event says it was focused on Gaza humanitarian aid

IsraAID, an Israel-based non-governmental organization, said the event in Washington, DC, where two Israeli staff members were shot dead was focused on humanitarian aid for Gaza. The event, where IsraAID members were keynote speakers, “focused on bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza through Israeli-Palestinian and regional collaboration,” the NGO said in a statement Thursday. “We, and …

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Egypt Independent May 22, 2025

Humanitarian aid ‘priority’ as Gaza ceasefire welcomed

Giving Gazans access to essential supplies like food and water is the first priority, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says as

Australian Associated Press January 17, 2025

Israel considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Trump’s inauguration

CNN — Israel is considering limiting humanitarian aid to Gaza after Donald Trump comes into office later this month in a bid to deprive Hamas of resources, according to an Israeli official familiar with the matter. Since October 7, Israel has been waging war in Gaza trying to dismantle Hamas militarily, but says the militants …

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Egypt Independent January 5, 2025

Egypt sends humanitarian aid to flood-hit Sudan

The Egyptian naval supply vessel ‘Abu Simbel-2’ arrived at Port Sudan in Sudan on Sunday, carrying more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid, including food, medical supplies, and medicines provided by the Egyptian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Social Solidarity, the Ministry of Health and Population, and the Red Crescent Society. This aid is intended …

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Egypt Independent September 15, 2024

Humanitarian aid resumes in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur after 6-month border closure

CNN — Food deliveries have resumed to Sudan’s famine-threatened Darfur region following the reopening of a key border crossing by Sudanese authorities after a six-month closure, as civil war rages in the country. The United Nations food agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the first convoy of trucks laden with essential food supplies …

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Egypt Independent August 22, 2024

Sudanese government agrees to reopen key border crossing for humanitarian aid

A key border crossing for humanitarian aid to enter Sudan will be reopened, the country’s government said Thursday, as the war intensifies, causing a growing number of people in the country to need food, water, shelter, and medical care. Sudan’s Sovereign Council announced it will open the Adre crossing, on the country’s border with Chad, for a …

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Egypt Independent August 16, 2024

Pentagon and USAID launch oversight reviews of US pier and humanitarian aid for Gaza amid repeated challenges

CNN — The Pentagon and USAID Inspectors General have launched coordinated reviews of the US humanitarian mission to Gaza where the military’s temporary pier has faced repeated challenges, including breaking apart and the distribution of aid being paused by the UN due to security concerns on the ground. The Defense Department IG will look specifically at the “effectiveness …

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Egypt Independent June 30, 2024

Egyptian Air Force continues airdrops of humanitarian aid into Northern Gaza

The Egyptian Air Force continued carrying out its daily sorties throughout April 7, 8 and 9 to drop tens of tons of humanitarian and relief aid from Egypt and Jordan to the Palestinians in light of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis that the residents of the Gaza Strip are suffering from. The Egyptian Armed Forces said …

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Egypt Independent April 11, 2024