Russia has sent 27 tons of humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip to be transported from Egypt, the country’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Taking to X, Russia’s MFA said, “Russia’s EMERCOM to deliver 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip, mainly food supplies: flour, sugar, rice and pasta. The Il-76 transport aircraft is already en route to Arish in Egypt. The Egyptian Red Crescent will ensure the delivery of the aid.”
The Times of Israel cited Russia’s Deputy Minister Ilya Denisov’s statement, “A special plane has taken off from the airport at Ramenskoye near Moscow for El-Arish in Egypt. The Russian humanitarian aid will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent to be sent to the Gaza Strip.”
The death toll in the Gaza Strip from Israeli airstrikes and raids since Oct 7 has risen to approximately 3,478, with over 12,000 injuries, Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Ashraf Al-Qedra, ministry spokesperson, announced the figures at a news conference, stressing the “grave consequences of the ongoing Israeli aggression.”
Al-Qedra stressed that “the series of massacres committed by the Israeli occupation constitute an act of ethnic cleansing and pose a threat to Palestinian existence.”
“The total casualties from the Israeli aggression have reached 3,478 deaths and 12,065 injuries with varying degrees of severity,” he added, underscoring that 70% of the victims are children, women, and the elderly.
He also said: “The Israeli occupation’s massacres of families have impacted 433 families, with 2,421 killed being taken to hospitals, and hundreds of them still trapped under the rubble.”
The figures came one day after at least 471 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, according to Palestinian officials in the besieged enclave.
