India has sent nearly 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the people of war-ravaged Palestine, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on October 22.
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In a tweet, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that an IAF C-17 flight carrying nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine departed for El-Arish airport in Egypt.
“The material includes essential life-saving medicines, surgical items, tents, sleeping bags, tarpaulins, sanitary utilities, and water purification tablets among other necessary items,” Arindam Bagchi wrote on X.
The items will be sent to Palestine via the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Highlighting historic ties between India and this region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep concern at terrorism, violence, and the deteriorating security situation in the region.