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The UAE is one of the first responders to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since the beginning of the brutal Israel-Hamas fighting, the Gulf state has been sending tonnes of relief supplies to the besieged Palestinian territory to address displaced families' requirements, Just recently, the UAE sent 288 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including medical supplies, food, children's nutritional supplements, clothing, shelter materials and other essential items. It reflects the Gulf state's unflinching commitment to helping those in need. The humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip through the Egyptian Rafah Crossing. The UAE President, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, launched the 'Gallant Knight 3' humanitarian operation last year in a major move. It has been continuing for 12 months already, offering critical relief supplies. The latest shipment brings the total number of aid trucks sent to the Gaza Strip under the humanitarian operation to 1,055, delivering a total of 17,312...

Back in 2023, UAE President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ordered the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence to initiate ‘Gallant Knight 3’ . It is comprehensive humanitarian operation that has been trying to alleviate Palestinian people's sufferings for a year. Under the operation, the UAE has established a field hospital in Gaza. It is still operating despite the ongoing military operation happening in the territory. The facility includes multiple departments and specialised clinics, and has already treated more than 48,700 injured people. The UAE is also operating a floating hospital for Gazans. Besides that, the leadership has also issued orders to evacuate 1,000 injured Palestinian children and 1,000 cancer patients, and help them receive treatment at different hospitals across the Gulf state. Back in February 2024, the Prosthetic Limb Centre opened at the UAE Field Hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip, as part of operation ‘Gallant Knight 3’. The facility has a comp...

  The UAE has opened a vital health facility at its field hospital in the Gaza Strip, supporting the “Gallant Knight 3” humanitarian operation launched under President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed’s directives. The Prosthetic Limb Centre is designed to provide and manufacture high-quality prosthetics and rehabilitate patients affected by ongoing fighting in the enclave. The centre will operate in several stages, starting from taking measurements for prosthetic limb manufacturing, followed by manufacturing, and physical therapy and rehabilitation. Measurements have already been taken for 36 cases in preparation for their prosthetics. The number of people supported by the centre is expected to exceed 100 in just a few days. Established in December to ease the significant pressure placed on Gaza’s health service by the five-month-long violence, the 150-bed field hospital has already treated more than 3,500 patients. A 100-bed floating hospital has also been set sail from the Gulf state...