Russia on Wednesday said it sent over 29 tons of humanitarian aid for the besieged Gaza Strip, where more than 32,400 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 74,800 injured since Oct. 7 last year.
A statement by Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said on Telegram that a special flight it dispatched earlier in the day has delivered the 20th batch of humanitarian aid to representatives of the Egyptian Red Crescent in the city of El-Arish, who will then redirect the aid to Gaza residents.
The ministry said earlier that the humanitarian aid consists of cereals, flour, sugar, and other long-term storage products, as well as personal hygiene products, most of which were collected at the initiative of authorities from the Russian Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.
“In total, since the beginning of the humanitarian mission, 20 flights of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations have delivered more than 480 tons of cargo,” it further said.
Russia is now the largest non-Muslim country providing aid to Palestine.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
Given the scale of humanitarian needs in places like Gaza, how do you feel about the adequacy and motivations behind international aid?
@9M5HVD9Liberal Democrat2mos2MO
I think there is an inadequate level, and that while it would be nice to be able to pick and choose, the aid should be accepted provided it comes without strings or expectations.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
How does Russia's act of providing aid to Palestine challenge or reinforce your views on global solidarity?
@9M5HVD9Liberal Democrat2mos2MO
It does not change my view. Russia is trying to leverage any politically contentious issue in the western world, to muddy the waters re: its own position in Ukraine.
