The UAE has carried out urgent relief interventions in the Gaza Strip in response to the crisis caused by winter storms and severe cold.
As heavy rain flooded many streets and water seeped into damaged tents, the UAE operation activated water-pumping mechanisms that had been posted in advance, state news agency Wam reported.
The operation distributed 1,189 shelter tents, 4,280 winter jackets and 538 relief kits containing essential supplies for displaced families.
In addition, 5,012 winter clothing parcels and 1,403 winter blankets were delivered. These efforts fall under Operation Gallant Knight 3, which has provided humanitarian and relief assistance to the people of Gaza for more than two years.
The severe weather is putting thousands of Palestinians in imminent danger. Over the past several days, civil defence workers have responded to dozens of collapses, evacuating entire families as fierce storms rage. At least 14 Palestinians have been killed and dozens more injured as weather and war damage combine to bring homes crashing down.
It comes after the UAE opened a dedicated medical centre in the Gazan city of Khan Younis to provide emergency care to civilians and help ease the strain on health services devastated by the conflict with Israel and chronic supply shortages.
The Emirates Medical Centre boasts several specialised departments and is equipped to support patients needing both primary and urgent care.
The new centre, opened on Sunday, will deliver a much-needed boost to Palestinians in the grips of a humanitarian crisis which has been exacerbated by severe storms sweeping across the Gaza Strip
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