Qatar-United Nations: 11 months of humanitarian efforts to alleviate suffering in Gaza

Doha: More than eleven months have passed since the beginning of the Israeli occupation s ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip, which has resulte...

Doha: More than eleven months have passed since the beginning of the Israeli occupation’s ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in tens of thousands of martyrs, wounded, and missing individuals, causing massive destruction and an unprecedented humanitarian disaster in the region.

Since then, the State of Qatar has spared no effort in alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people.

From the early days of the aggression, the State of Qatar has collaborated with regional and international partners, as well as United Nations organizations and agencies, to de-escalate and seek a ceasefire. Qatar’s diligent efforts culminated in a temporary humanitarian truce last November, during which a number of prisoners and hostages were released, and emergency humanitarian aid was delivered to assist those in Gaza. Qatar has continued its mediation efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire.

In coordination with UN agencies and other countries, the flow of Qatari aid to the Palestinian people has not ceased throughout the past eleven months. The aid packages from the Qatar Fund for Development, the Qatar Red Crescent Society, Qatar Charity, and other national entities included relief items, food supplies, shelter materials, tents, a field hospital, and ambulances.

The visit of HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater to Gaza on Nov. 26 as part of a Qatari diplomatic delegation sent to oversee the flow of Qatari humanitarian aid from the Rafah crossing, comes in line with Qatar’s significant commitment to supporting Gaza.