MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday sent 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip to be transported from Egypt, Moscow’s emergency situations ministry said.

“A special plane has taken off from the airport at Ramenskoye near Moscow for El-Arish in Egypt. The Russian humanitarian aid will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent to be sent to the Gaza Strip,” deputy minister Ilya Denisov said in a statement.

Denisov said the aid comprised “wheat, sugar, rice (and) pasta”.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a deal to allow desperately-needed humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, where one million people have fled their homes amid withering Israeli air strikes.

Trucks carrying aid for Gaza Strip arrive at Rafah crossing

After face-to-face talks in Israel and intense telephone diplomacy with Egypt, Biden said that a limited number of trucks would be allowed to cross the shuttered Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza from Friday.

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Maqbool Oct 19, 2023 02:19pm
None yet from Pakistan ??
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Tulukan Mairandi Oct 19, 2023 03:47pm
Pakistan sending nothing? They need bodybags urgently
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Hussain583 Oct 19, 2023 06:15pm
Don't let us down! Time to unleash our salvo! Strike fear into the hearts of many! Waiting for the songs please!!!
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Retired Oct 19, 2023 07:20pm
@Tulukan Mairandi, why do I small Indian from your persistent comments. Keep doing it, it's a billion indians hate commenting on Pakistani websites, keeping them high in internet traffic and Google page rank searches. Your rage is being monetized!
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