RAFAH (PIC)– Egyptian authorities announced on Friday that it allowed an Egyptian medical aid convoy to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing.
Secretary General of the North Sinai District and director of the Egyptian Red Crescent local branch general Jaber al-Arabi said in a press statement that ten tons of medicines and medical supplies donated by the Egyptian Doctors’ Association.
He added: “These supplies comprise medicines and medical supplies urgently needed to compensate shortages in Palestinian hospitals. The operation was coordinated with the Palestinian Red Crescent and the Palestinian Ministry of Health which will be responsible for distributing the supplies to hospitals and medical centres.”
On a similar note the Egyptian authorities said that 3000 filters for dialysis machines donated by Islamic Relief have been allowed into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing to be distributed to hospitals which are suffering a shortage of these filters.
