Pakistan sends tenth humanitarian aid shipment to Palestine

Pakistan has dispatched its tenth shipment of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, collaborating with the Al-Khidmat Foundation.

This was reported in a press release by the Press Information Department, MInistry of Information and Broadcasting.

This effort is part of Pakistan's ongoing support for the victims of Israeli aggression, particularly those in Gaza.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) facilitated the shipment of aid, which included 40 tons of medical supplies tailored to the needs of Gaza's residents.

The shipment was sent from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi via a chartered A300 aircraft, which will transport the aid to Jordan before it is forwarded to Gaza.

At the shipment ceremony, which was attended by MNA Dr Darshan, representatives from the NDMA and Al-Khidmat Foundation emphasized the need for assistance and solidarity during these challenging times.

So far, the NDMA has sent a total of 1,151 tons of aid to Gaza. Pakistan has expressed its commitment to providing support wherever humanitarian efforts are required, showcasing solidarity with those affected by the ongoing crisis.

Fighting and Israeli military activities in Gaza have declined in the past week as Israel escalated its military offensive against Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Friday. The group announced Nasrallah's death on Saturday.

Yesterday, Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 11 Palestinians, health officials in the enclave said, as Israeli planes bombarded several northern, central and southern areas.

A school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip was among buildings hit, killing four people and wounded several others, Gaza medics said.

The Israeli military said it struck Hamas freedom fighters operating from a command centre embedded in a compound that had previously served as Um Al-Fahm School.

In another strike, three people were killed in a house in Gaza City, medics said. Four others were killed in three separate airstrikes in Nuseirat and Khan Younis in central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli forces pursued their operations in Rafah, near the border with Egypt, and in Gaza City's suburb of Zeitoun, where forces blew up several houses, according to residents and Hamas media.

On Sunday the Israeli military said forces continue the fight in a "multi-front war" and are operating in Gaza to bring Israeli and foreign hostages home and to "dismantle" Hamas.

It said troops discovered and dismantled an underground tunnel route that is approximately 1km long near residential buildings and civilian spaces in central Gaza, adding that they found several rooms and equipment used by Hamas for proonged periods.

Most of Gaza's population of 2.3 million have been displaced by the war, in which 41,500 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza health authorities.

Israel has been accused of genocide by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). An interim ruling in January mandated that Israel cease acts of genocide and ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.

Despite this ruling, hostilities continue unabated, and aid deliveries remain critically insufficient to address the escalating humanitarian catastrophe.