DUBAI // Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered a second shipment of food aid to Gaza.
The move is part of the Salma relief programme, which aims to quickly provide meals to people in places affected by wars and natural disasters.
Palestinians in Gaza received 100,000 meals as part of the first Salma aid shipment, the Dubai Government said on Tuesday.
It said the move reflected the country’s commitment to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, and to help needy people without discrimination of colour, ethnicity or religion.
The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, Awqaf, Minors Affairs Foundation in Dubai and Noor Awqaf have joined together for the Salma programme, collaborating with the UN Food Programme. The meals are to be of high quality and 100 per cent halal, the Dubai Government said.
Sheikh Mohammed had previously ordered the resumption of flights to help supply world agencies with aid in Gaza last month.
Israeli attacks have left more than 2,000 Palestinians dead, with more than half believed to be civilians, the UN said. Many were children.
The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine was sheltering almost 237,000 displaced Gazans in its schools before the start of a three-day ceasefire to allow for peace talks in Cairo.
Among the dead in Gaza were nine UNRWA workers and two guards working as contractors for the agency.
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