The UAE, through its authority Emirates Red Crescent, to provide $40.8 million for the reconstruction of homes in the Gaza Strip, destroyed by Israel’s military offensive against rocket-firing militants.
Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) signed the agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to provide the funding, which is in addition to the $52 million the UAE government already pledged in humanitarian aid for Palestinians during the early stages of the Israeli military offensive.
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ERC’s president, said the funding underlined the UAE’s commitment to standing for the Palestinian people and to supporting their humanitarian causes.
”The humanitarian suffering of Gazans is a major concern for the wise leadership who spared no effort to harness the resources and mobilise efforts to stand by their side and help them overcome this plight without reminding them of the favours done for them,” he said.
“ERC has never been inattentive of the demands of the Palestinian refugees in the diaspora, in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in particular, and has maintained contact with them through its humanitarian and relief operations and projects,” he added.
Meanwhile, a Boeing 747 cargo plane, which was dispatched to Gaza carrying 114 metric tons of aid, has landed at Marka International Airport in Amman.
The royal plane transported humanitarian aid containing 45,000 mattresses, 10,000 blankets and 220 hygiene kits, which will be distributed to thousands of the displaced families in Gaza.
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