The ninth Goodness Ship, which left Türkiye with 3,774 tons of humanitarian help provides for the hundreds of thousands of needy Palestinians within the Gaza Strip, has arrived at Egypt’s al-Arish Port.
After leaving from the southern Turkish port of Mersin on Tuesday, the ship, loaded with meals, child provides, sleeping luggage, and flour offered by the Turkish Red Crescent, reached al-Arish after a 55-hour sea voyage.
After spending the evening offshore, the ship entered the port within the morning accompanied by a pilot captain.
The help supplies can be unloaded on the port and transported to the Rafah border crossing into Gaza by truck.
After customs procedures, the supplies can be handed over to the Palestinian Red Crescent, which is able to then distribute the help to these in want in Gaza.
Nearly 40,000 tons of assorted humanitarian help provides have been to date delivered to Gaza in 13 planes and eight ships in cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent and the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, or AFAD.
– TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO CAIRO WELCOMES SHIP
Welcoming the ship, Turkish Ambassador to Cairo Salih Mutlu Sen informed reporters that cargo might be loaded and unloaded from the vessel quickly.
Emphasizing the mass of help carried, Sen stated: “Our ninth ship that arrived right here broke a document, carrying 3,774 tons of help materials. This is such a giant quantity that after I was speaking to my US, British, and German ambassador colleagues in Cairo, they did a double-take after I stated ‘a ship of three,000 tons is coming right here and I’ll go to welcome it.’ They weren’t certain as a result of what they’re used to is often 30-50 tons, which is how a lot an airplane can carry.
“So Türkiye is really leading the world league in terms of humanitarian aid. This stems from the generosity, charity, and benevolence of the Turkish nation, our people, and the effective and sincere mobilization of organizations such as the Turkish Red Crescent, Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and our non-governmental organizations for the people of Gaza.”
Stating that they’re coordinating with the Turkish Red Crescent and AFAD, he underlined that Türkiye goals to ship a minimum of one humanitarian help ship to Gaza each two weeks in gentle of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s announcement on the variety of vehicles getting into Gaza and the depletion of their shares.
Egyptian authorities and the worldwide group recognize Türkiye’s contributions, he stated.
– ‘OUR HOPE IS OUR AID WILL CONTINUE TO ENTER IN MOST EFFECTIVE, FASTEST WAY’
Since al-Arish is simply 25-30 kilometers (12-18 miles) from the Rafah gate, the help is delivered rapidly, Sen stated.
Stressing the significance of coordination in help, he defined: “We’re doing this in coordination with the Egyptian Red Crescent, the Foreign Ministry, safety officers, all of them. It’s no simple job, however our authorities have established such an excellent working system with their counterparts that it really works very properly when the aim is pure.
“Our hope is that our aid will continue to enter in the most effective and fastest way because at the moment, the number of trucks at the Rafah gate has reached 500, which is pretty good. We hope that the number of trucks will increase a little more and that we will send aid through, that the whole world will, that they will take Türkiye as an example, that they will compete in charity.”
Thanking the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, safety officers, and the Egyptian Red Crescent for his or her cooperation, Sen underscored: “In the ultimate evaluation, the munificence, charity and generosity of the Turkish folks and their dedication to Gaza, to the victimized and harmless Palestinian folks and their sensitivity in the direction of them are above every kind of appreciation.
“At the service of our people, we are in al-Arish as a team with the Red Crescent, the Health Ministry, AFAD and the Red Crescent to fulfill their requests,” he stated.
– ‘AİD DELIVERED TO THOSE IN NEED ONE BY ONE’
Stating that the humanitarian help and battle are separate points, Sen stated Israel is, underneath worldwide legislation, obliged to open a approach for humanitarian help supplies and ship them.
Indicating that they’re following the method of delivering the help to these in want, he stated: “Here, our Red Crescent and AFAD entrust these items to the custody of the Egyptian Red Crescent and transports them by vehicles to the Rafah Border Gate.
“Security checks are carried out here by the Israeli officials. As a result of coordination, the trucks are delivered to the UNRWA (UN agency for Palestinian refugees), the Palestinian Red Crescent and the authorities on the Palestinian side. Since this place is very close and we always bring them to al-Arish, they are transferred to Gaza within one to three days, as soon as possible. There should be no doubt about this.”
Stressing that Israel additionally stepped up safety checks for the passage of help, Sen stated: “It is out of the question that incoming goods and aid will never enter Gaza. They can rest assured. Absolutely all goods and aids are entering Gaza one by one with our team and in coordination with the Egyptian Red Crescent and are being delivered to those in need. They should not worry at all.”
“We can now safely say that 500 trucks are on their way to Gaza. The first batch of goods from our aid will enter Gaza within 24 hours and will be received by UNRWA, the UN, and the Palestinian Red Crescent,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
