UAE's largest aid ship to Gaza, the Khalifa Humanitarian Air Ship, set sail from Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi on Monday, carrying a total load of 7,166 tonnes of various food, medical, and relief supplies.

The ship is currenly heading to Egypt's Al Arish port.

Half a million people in the Gaza Strip face starvation, a global hunger monitor said in May, saying the Israeli-blockaded enclave still confronts a critical risk of famine with a high risk of one occurring by the end of September.

A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) cited a significant deterioration in the situation since October, reflecting warnings from international agencies of an unfolding catastrophe in the small, densely populated Palestinian territory.

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Lifesaving aid

The UAE's eighth Khalifa humanitarian ship carries :

• 4,372 tonnes of food supplies

• 1,433 tonnes of shelter materials

• 860 tonnes of medical supplies

• 501 tonnes of hygiene items

This brings the total volume of aid sent by the UAE to the Gaza Strip so far to 77,266 tonnes.

A Khaleej Times photojournalist was on boar as volunteers loaded with lifesaving supplies on Saturday. Among the cargo was a field hospital, destined to bolster Gaza's collapsing healthcare system.

The mission is supported by the Emirati Red Crescent, Khalifa Foundation, Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Dar Al Ber Society, Ajman-based International Charity Organization, Al Ihsan Charity Association, Al Etihad Charity Foundation and Ras Al Khaimah-based Saqr Bin Mohd Al Qassimi Charity Foundation.

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