Turkey to send 2,334 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Published January 4th, 2024 - 06:56 GMT
Turkey
A woman looks out from the window of a house opposite the building where the displaced Palestinian Jabalieh family were sheltering after it was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 3, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)

ALBAWABA - Turkey revealed that it is ready to send a fourth aid ship to the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war with Israel.

Turkey's disaster management authority uncovered that over 2,300 tons of humanitarian aid were loaded into a ship and ready to leave for Egypt.

The total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7 reached 22,185, while at least 57,000 have been injured, the Ministry of Health in the strip said on Wednesday.

Anadolu Agency reported that the ship, named "Bestekar," is currently settled in the Mersin International Port on the north-eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southern the country.

In detail, reports revealed that the aid was loaded and accomplished with the help of 29 NGOs and coordinated by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), and Mersin Governorship.

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