Palestinians flee their houses heading toward the southern part of Gaza Strip after Israel's call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move south within 24 hours, amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza City October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot Acquire Licensing Rights
Oct 13 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates sent a plane carrying urgent medical aid to the Egyptian city of Arish to be brought into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, Emirati state news agency WAM said on Friday.
The Gulf country's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Friday also directed the provision of 50 million AED ($13.61 million) in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, WAM reported.
Since Hamas fighters burst across a barrier fence and killed 1,300 Israelis on Saturday, Israel has responded with the most intensive air strikes of its 75-year conflict with the Palestinians. Gaza authorities say 1,800 people have been killed; the United Nations says 400,000 people have already been made homeless.
In 2020, The UAE became the first Gulf country to normalise relations with Israel, breaking with decades of Arab policy toward the Palestinian cause. A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries came into effect in March, Israel’s first free trade agreement with an Arab state.
($1 = 3.6726 UAE dirham)
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