KUWAIT: The latest medical shipment for the people of Gaza is a continuous part of Kuwait’s medical and logistical airbridge to Gaza since the start of the Zionist occupation’s aggression, Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi said on Wednesday before the 26th humanitarian relief aid plane for the Gaza Strip departed Kuwait for Al-Arish in Egypt, carrying medical supplies and eight ambulances from the health ministry. He stressed this step is to help support the medical and technical teams in Gaza, on the directives of Kuwait’s leadership, with the participation of several government ministries.

Director of the Health Communication Center and the ministry’s spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said to KUNA that the ministry continues its efforts to keep the airbridge flow, noting that the shipment includes several necessary and essential medical supplies and equipment.

The 26th flight comes as a continuation of Kuwait’s relief airbridge, which has so far carried about 640 tons of various humanitarian relief materials, equipped with 10,000 medical masks and more than 27 ambulances, added Sanad, expressing gratitude to the Kuwaiti leadership and people’s efforts towards the Palestinian cause.

Director General of Kuwait Relief Society Abdulaziz Al-Obaid confirmed to KUNA that the 26th relief trip was organized due to the collapse and severe shortage of equipment for the medical and technical teams in Gaza. The next Kuwaiti relief flight will contain four ambulances in addition to 500 tents, given the loss of many of homes and the onset of winter, Obaid revealed, noting that heavy clothing, heating materials, blankets and other supplies will be included in the upcoming flights.

This shipment was organized by Kuwait Society for Relief and in cooperation with 24 Kuwaiti charities and governmental authorities including the health ministry, Zakat House, Public Authority for Minors Affairs and Al-Awqaf General Secretariat, supervised by the social affairs and foreign ministries. — KUNA