Abu Dhabi: The first plane carrying 15 people, including children and their families, has arrived in the UAE from El Arish International Airport in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
It is part of an initiative under the directive of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, to provide medical treatment for 1,000 children accompanied by their families from the Gaza Strip in the UAE’s hospitals.
The plane landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport aboard children who are in the most urgent need of medical assistance, including those suffering from severe injuries and burns, as well as cancer patients who need extensive treatment.
Dr. Maha Barakat, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Health, emphasized that all medical and healthcare staff and the UAE’s hospitals are prepared to receive the remaining children and their families, provide them with comprehensive care as well as specialized services following international standards, and ensure they are fully recovered before their safe return.
“Since the outbreak of the crisis, the UAE immediately provided urgent humanitarian aid and supplies to the Gaza Strip. In this regard, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, issued a directive to allocate a humanitarian aid package of USD 20 million. His Highness also ordered the establishment of an integrated field hospital inside the Gaza Strip as part of the “Gallant Knight 3” operation,” Dr. Barakat remarked.
These initiatives embody the UAE’s unwavering approach and historical commitment to provide relief to the Palestinian people and reduce the impact of the ongoing humanitarian conditions, particularly for the most vulnerable groups, especially children, who constitute nearly half of the population of the Gaza Strip (over 1 million children). The initiatives reflect the UAE’s steadfast solidarity with the brotherly Palestinian people.