Emirati 150-bed field hospital enters Gaza: A fully-equipped Emirati field hospital entered Gaza after a temporary halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas began on Friday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Friday. The hospital is set to operate with a capacity of 150 beds and will include several departments to provide medical treatment to the injured Palestinians under the supervision of an Emirati medical team.

Food aid convoy crosses into Gaza: 10 Emirates Red Crescent trucks carrying 16.5k food parcels entered Gaza yesterday, WAM reports.

The field hospital and aid trucks are arriving under the Gallant Knight 3 humanitarianoperation, which President Al Nahyan ordered at the start of the month to provide essential humanitarian aid to Gaza to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.

Emirati solidarity extends beyond the state: Dubai billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, the founder and chairman of Al Habtoor Group donated a convoy of fully-equipped ambulances to the Palestinian Red Crescent to support the healthcare system in Gaza, Al Habtoor said in a facebook post.

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