The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said early Thursday that its Il-76 plane will deliver 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the populations of the Gaza Strip.
"Russia's EMERCOM will deliver 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the population of the Gaza Strip [...] Russian EMERCOM's Il-76 special aircraft has departed from Moscow Ramenskoye Airport to El Arish International Airport in Egypt," the ministry said on Telegram.
The ministry added that the assistance package, which included flour, sugar, rice and pasta, has been organized on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government.
Russia's humanitarian aid will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society for further delivery to the Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, a massive blast hit al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. Over 471 people were killed, according to the Health Ministry of Gaza. Hamas blamed the explosion on an Israeli airstrike. The Israel Defense Forces said that the hospital was hit by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement.
On October 7, Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, with troops from Hamas infiltrating the border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government informed that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means that the country is officially in a state of war, and launched a large-scale operation in response.