UAE: Sixth group of injured Gaza children and cancer patients arrive in Abu Dhabi – News
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The sixth group of injured Palestinian children and cancer patients arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday in compliance with the directives of the President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide medical treatment to 1,000 injured children and 1,000 cancer patients. from the Gaza Strip. in UAE hospitals.
Departing from Al Arish International Airport in the Arab Republic of Egypt, the plane landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport, carrying 61 children in need of more urgent medical assistance, accompanied by 71 members of their families.
Since the outbreak of the crisis, the UAE immediately provided urgent humanitarian aid and supplies to the Gaza Strip. Under the directives of the wise leaders, the humanitarian operation “Gallant Knight 3” was launched on November 5 to provide humanitarian support to the Palestinian people in the Strip.
The UAE has sent 131 aircraft and more than 14,000 tons of food, medical and relief supplies, established a field hospital inside the Gaza Strip with a capacity of more than 150 beds, and launched three desalination plants. of water in the Egyptian region of Rafah with the aim of meeting the drinking water needs of the Gaza Strip. The stations work to desalinate about 600,000 gallons per day and pump it through pipelines that extend to Gaza, meeting the needs of 300,000 people.
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The relevant authorities of the United Arab Emirates also implemented the “Tarahum for Gaza” campaign, which is a community aid campaign in solidarity with Palestinian children and families affected by the ongoing war, which aims to alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable groups. vulnerable, especially children. women and elderly.
In continuation of the UAE’s initiatives in support of the Palestinian people, the UAE University welcomed 33 students from the Gaza Strip to study at state expense.
These initiatives embody the UAE’s unwavering focus and historic commitment to providing aid to the Palestinian people and alleviating the severity of the current humanitarian crisis.
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