Russia to send humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza Strip, government ministry says

Russia will send a shipment of 28 tonnes (around 31 US tons) containing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.

“Two aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will deliver 28 tonnes of humanitarian cargo for the population of the Gaza Strip,” the ministry announced on Telegram on Thursday.

The aid consists of medicine, hemostatic agents as well as dressing materials, and “will be handed over to representatives of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society for further shipment to the Gaza Strip,” the ministry said.

The assistance was organized at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, the ministry said.

Russia already delivered 27 tonnes (around 30 US tons) of food to the besieged enclave in October, it added.