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  The UAE leadership and its people are playing a notable role in global humanitarian efforts. The Gulf state’s foreign aid since its year of establishment has already surpassed Dh360 billion. Through Operation ‘Gallant Knight 3’, the UAE has been supplying tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza and launched a vaccination campaign to protect more than 640,000 children from the threat of polio. In an effort to support the people of Lebanon and address their sufferings, the UAE President, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, has also directed a $100 million emergency relief package. The UAE also has a notable focus on helping people in nations affected by natural disasters, including those in the Philippines, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Kenya.

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...