Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has urged the UAE public to support of a nationwide drive to send more than 10 million meals to Gaza on a humanitarian ship bearing his name.
A call for volunteers has been issued to help prepare huge volumes of crucial food supplies at an event being staged at Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City on December 7.
The packed meals will then be loaded on to the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Humanitarian Ship to help alleviate the suffering of civilians in the besieged enclave.
“We want to send messages of love, solidarity and support to our brothers and sisters in Gaza from citizens and residents through this humanitarian campaign,” Sheikh Mohammed wrote on X.
“Our solidarity with our brothers and sisters continues.”
The mammoth relief effort has been launched by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives in partnership with the UAE's humanitarian operations for Gaza.
The vast aid ship will set sail – at a date to be disclosed – under the MBRGI's Dh43 million commitment to deliver food to one million people in the Gaza Strip in partnership with the World Food Programme.
“The Mohammed bin Rashid Humanitarian Ship is a symbol of the boundless generosity that defines the UAE and its leadership,” said Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Af
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