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Two UAE aid convoys carrying 260 tonnes of food enter Gaza

Two UAE convoys of 10 trucks with 260 tonnes of food entered Gaza this week under Operation Gallant Knight 3, according to the UAE state news agency WAM as relayed by two UAE-based outlets.

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Image: The National
Image: Gulf News

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Centre · 2Two UAE humanitarian aid convoys, comprising 10 trucks and carrying 260 tonnes of food supplies, entered the Gaza Strip this week under Operation Gallant Knight 3. Centre · 2With these convoys, the total number of trucks that have entered Gaza since the operation began reached 14,594, carrying a combined 138,290 tonnes of humanitarian aid. Centre · 2The convoys are prepared at the UAE Humanitarian Aid Logistics Centre in the Egyptian city of Al Arish, where aid is received, sorted, prepared and dispatched to Gaza.

Centre · 1The National, citing the state news agency WAM, added that the UAE has provided more than $4 billion in humanitarian assistance to Gaza, which it said is 46 per cent of global humanitarian aid directed to the enclave since 2023. Centre · 1It also reported that this assistance has included 130,708 tonnes of relief, medical and food supplies delivered by 796 aircraft, 25 ships and 14,483 lorries, and that the operation co-ordinates with Egyptian authorities at the Rafah crossing. Centre · 2Both outlets present the convoys as part of the UAE's continuing, regular humanitarian effort for Palestinians; the figures come from UAE official sources and are not independently verified in the coverage.

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Both UAE-based outlets relay the state news agency's announcement as a routine progress report on the UAE's aid operation, in a positive, institutional tone.
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Cumulative totals, the Al Arish logistics hub, and (in The National) the UAE's share of global aid to Gaza.
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Neither gives independent verification, recipients' accounts, or wider context on conditions in Gaza or other aid providers.
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“ensuring the continued flow of humanitarian assistance”“values of solidarity and humanitarian responsibility”
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“reflecting its longstanding humanitarian approach and values of solidarity and humanitarian responsibility” — Gulf News
“in a structured and efficient manner” — The National

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