LONDON: Kuwait dispatched on Sunday its 16th plane carrying aid and relief supplies bound for the territory of Gaza as the Arab Gulf state continues its humanitarian airbridge to support Palestinians.
Talal Al-Hindi, representative of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society, said that the Air Force plane, carrying 10 tonnes of food supplies, landed on Sunday at Al-Arish Airport in northern Sinai, Egypt.
The aid consisted of 540 food baskets provided by the Kuwaiti charity association Khairat.
KRCS organized the aid delivery to Gaza in cooperation with the Kuwaiti ministries of foreign affairs, defense, and social affairs.
Al-Hindi added that several Kuwaiti charities contributed to the shipment and that the Kuwaiti Embassy in Egypt, along with the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, is supporting and facilitating the delivery of aid to Palestinian families in Gaza.
The second phase of Kuwaiti air support has transported over 150 tonnes of essential humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Israeli authorities detained several Kuwaiti nationals last week who participated in the Global Freedom Flotilla, which aimed to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza, where at least 60,000 Palestinians have been killed since late October 2023.
Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said that the government is working to secure the release of its citizens and is monitoring their safety in Israeli detention.
