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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Russia says it sent 27 tons of humanitarian aid to Egypt for Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRussia sends 27 tons of humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip to be transported from Egypt, Moscow’s emergency situations ministry says.
“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 says in a statement.
Denisov says the aid comprised “wheat, sugar, rice (and) pasta.”
???? Russia's EMERCOM to deliver 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip, mainly food supplies: flour, sugar, rice and pasta.
The Il-76 transport aircraft is already en route to Arish in Egypt. The Egyptian Red Crescent will ensure the delivery of the aid. pic.twitter.com/Jy4SdiPWu6
— MFA Russia ???????? (@mfa_russia) October 19, 2023
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