ARABIAN TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Qatar Charity has announced allocation of an additional $16 million to expand humanitarian interventions in the Gaza Strip. This came in the speech delivered by Qatar Charity’s CEO Yousef bin Ahmed Al Kuwari on the margins of the high-level event the State of Qatar held in Cairo, highlighting joint Qatari- Egyptian efforts to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, as part of the ongoing humanitarian partnerships between the two countries.
Al Kuwari emphasized that this support is intended to expand emergency assistance operations across Gaza, covering essential sectors such as food, water, healthcare, and shelter for civilians affected by the ongoing conflict. He added that this additional allocation raises Qatar Charity’s total contribution to Gaza to $142 million, stressing Qatar Charity’s steadfast commitment to supporting the Palestinian people in Gaza and enhancing urgent humanitarian responses to meet the basic needs of affected families.
Qatar Charity reaffirmed its commitment to close cooperation with the relevant authorities in Egypt, United Nations agencies, and partner organizations to expedite logistics, monitor distribution, and ensure effective delivery of aid, Al Kuwari pointed out. Al Kuwari stated: “Our continued dedication to delivering lifesaving assistance has enabled us, over the past week, to transport more than 16,694 tents to Gaza via the land bridge between Doha and Al Arish. In addition, 29,000 tents have been shipped by sea to the Port of Port Said, bringing the total number of tents provided through Qatar’s humanitarian efforts, coordinated via Egyptian logistics, to 75,264 by mid-November.”
