Iraq on Monday sent 12 tonnes of essential food supplies to the Gaza Strip in a humanitarian airlift operation, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.
A ministry statement said a C-130 transport aircraft departed Baghdad for El Arish Airport in Egypt, where the aid will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent for delivery to Gaza.
The mission was coordinated with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society and overseen by an advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister.
Iraq sends 12 tonnes of food aid to Gaza
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