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First Gaza aid ship docks at Egypt’s El-Arish since ceasefire

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The Turkish vessel was received at the port by a team from the Red Crescent.

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Egypt’s El-Arish port is located 50km west of the Gaza Strip. (EPA Images pic)

CAIRO:
A Turkish ship docked at Egypt’s El-Arish today, delivering the first aid destined for Gaza through the port since a fragile ceasefire went into effect, a Turkish official and Egyptian sources said.

“We are prepared to heal the wounds of our Gazan brothers and sisters and to meet their temporary shelter needs,” Turkish interior minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X today.

The ship was loaded with 871 tons of humanitarian aid, including 300 power generators, 20 portable toilets, 10,460 tents and 14,350 blankets, according to Yerlikaya.

A team from the Egyptian Red Crescent received the Turkish aid to make the necessary arrangements for its delivery to the Strip, a source at the port, 50km west of the Gaza Strip, said.

Two staff from the Egyptian Red Crescent also confirmed its arrival.

Since the start of the truce in the Palestinian territory, hundreds of truckloads of aid have entered Gaza while some have been airlifted in.

The truce between Israel and Hamas came after more than 15 months of war sparked by Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

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