Egypt Distributes Thousands of Ready-made, Fresh Meals to Gazans on First Day of Ramadan

CAIRO – 11 March 2024: In addition to the humanitarian aid trucks delivered by Egypt through the Rafah border crossing to the besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and other tons of relief airdropped onto the area, Egypt distributed ready-made and fresh meals to some Palestinians on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, amid ongoing efforts between Egypt, Qatar, the US, and Hamas to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and stop Israeli genocidal acts against the Palestinians.

Egypt provided 10,000 ready-made and fresh Iftar (post-fasting breakfast) meals, 7,000 Sohor meals (pre-fasting meal), and 25,000 loaves of bread on the first day of Ramadan in the Gaza Strip as part of the Iftar Campaign, aimed at alleviating the Palestinians’ suffering on a humanitarian basis.

The UAE and Egypt executed the eighth drop of humanitarian and relief aid on the first day of Ramadan, using aircraft from the UAE and Egyptian Air Forces into the northern Gaza Strip, as reported by the Joint Operations Command of the UAE Ministry of Defense on Monday.

Due to the ongoing war and Israeli restrictions, residents of Gaza, particularly in the Gaza and North governorates, are facing severe famine with shortages of food, water, medicine, and fuel supplies, leading to the displacement of about two million Palestinians from the Strip, which has been under siege by Israel for 17 years.

With the eighth airdropping, the total aid dropped since the launch of operation “Birds of Charity” has surpassed 353 tons of food and relief aid.

Last week, a spokesman announced Egypt's participation in a global alliance alongside Jordan, the United States, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium to airdrop aid to Gaza.

The first humanitarian aid airdrop by Egypt occurred on Tuesday, February 27, in coordination with Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, and France, targeting areas in northern Gaza that are difficult to access by ground means.

Egypt reiterated that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza remains open for aid delivery.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that the death toll due to malnutrition in Gaza has risen to 25 among children, as reported by Al-Qahera News TV Channel.

Additionally, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the number of victims of Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,112 martyrs and 72,760 injured since October 7th of last year.