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Morocco sends humanitarian aid overland to Gaza from Tel Aviv via ‘unprecedented’ route

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Morocco will ship from this Tuesday to Wednesday 40 tons of food aid north of Gaza through “unprecedented” land route from the airport Tel Aviv to Kerem Shalom

Morocco sends humanitarian aid overland to Gaza from Tel Aviv via ‘unprecedented’ route

Morocco will ship from this Tuesday to Wednesday 40 tons of food aid north of Gaza through “unprecedented” land route from the airport Tel Aviv to Kerem Shalom border crossingsouth of the sector and which connects the Palestinian territory Rafah with Israeli territory.

The aid arrived by air from the North African country to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and was then loaded onto Israeli trucks to the Kerem Shalom Pass, where it was handed over to Palestinian Red Crescent trucks for distribution in the northern sector. , they reported EFE Sources from the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Part of 40 tons of aid They are already in the hands of the Red Crescent. and the other portion will move into Gaza between Tuesday and Wednesday, coinciding with the start of Ramadan, the holy month for the Muslim community.

Loading pallets of food and other humanitarian aid provided by Morocco. Photo: X (@MoroccoinMYS).

Sources indicated that this “unprecedented” path from the airport to this pass, through which – next to the Rafah crossing – humanitarian aid is currently flowing into Gaza. They also emphasized that this path has been achieved thanks to good relations with Israel the fruit of the rapprochement between both countries in recent years and normalization of bilateral relations.

This normalization, as noted by sources in the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, is also put “at the service of the Palestinian cause”, and it is thanks to this Morocco was able to “get this exception” and transport food along this route through Israeli territory, from the airport to the pass located in the south of the sector.

These, they pointed out, included foodstuffs such as baby milk, rice, bread, dates, flour and canned goods, which were sent after instructions from King Mohammed VI.

Pallets of food and other humanitarian aid are loaded onto a Moroccan plane. Photo: X (@MoroccoinMYS).

According to the Ministry of Affairs At Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Maghreb monarch assumed control of his personal resources for “most of the aid channeled, especially that which will be destined for infants and young children.”

In addition to helping Gaza, food for the Palestinian population of JerusalemSpecifically, the Jerusalem Hospital will be provided with 2,000 pantries for families and 1,000 meals per day, as well as an emergency care coordination room.

According to Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this humanitarian aid will be delivered directly to the beneficiaries, reaffirming the king’s commitment to the Palestinian cause.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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