UAE delivers 259 tonnes of food aid to Gaza in two convoys
Deliveries under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 bring total trucks entering Gaza since launch to 14,519.
Two UAE humanitarian aid convoys comprising 20 trucks carried 259 tonnes of food supplies into the Gaza Strip this week under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, according to Khaleej Times. The deliveries are part of the UAE's ongoing assistance to Palestinians in Gaza.
Total deliveries reach 137,241 tonnes#
With these deliveries, the total number of trucks that have entered Gaza under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 since its launch has reached 14,519 trucks, carrying 137,241 tonnes of humanitarian aid, Khaleej Times reported. The operation was launched in November 2023 under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed. The Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 team continues to prepare aid convoys through the UAE Humanitarian Aid Logistics Centre in Al Arish, Egypt. The system includes receiving, sorting, preparing and transporting aid to Gaza.
Ahmed bin Rashid Humanitarian Bridge launched#
The UAE began airlifting food aid to Gaza on 10 October under the Ahmed bin Rashid Humanitarian Bridge, which targets delivery of over 10 million meals to Palestinians, The National reported. Flights departed from Al Maktoum International Airport carrying food parcels, organised by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives working with Operation Chivalrous Knight 3. The humanitarian bridge will operate through seven consignments: six flights will carry 450 tonnes of food parcels, and one vessel will transport 4,000 tonnes of supplies, according to The National.
UAE assistance totals over $4 billion since 2023#
The UAE has delivered more than $4 billion in humanitarian assistance to Gaza since the operation's launch, The National reported. That assistance has included 130,708 tonnes of relief, medical and food supplies, transported by 796 aircraft, 25 ships and 14,483 lorries. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives recorded expenditure exceeding Dh2.3 billion in 2025, reaching approximately 165 million beneficiaries across 122 countries, according to The National. The foundation's humanitarian aid and relief programmes spent more than Dh625 million, reaching more than 53 million people worldwide.
Sources2 sources across 2 domains
- khaleejtimes.comKhaleej TimesTwo UAE convoys carried 259 tonnes of food supplies into Gaza this week, bringing total trucks to 14,519 carrying 137,241 tonnes since Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 launch
- thenationalnews.comThe NationalUAE began airlifting food aid on 10 October under Ahmed bin Rashid Humanitarian Bridge, with seven consignments planned and total UAE assistance exceeding $4 billion since 2023
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