CAIRO – 13 August 2025: Egypt delivered the 14th humanitarian aid convoy to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning under the initiative “Zad Al-Izzah: From Egypt to Gaza”.
A source at the Rafah crossing said the convoy is transporting thousands of tons of urgent food and relief supplies to the war-ravaged enclave, including food baskets, flour, legumes, canned meals, medical equipment, personal hygiene items, infant formula, drinking water, and more.
The aid trucks crossed from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing and proceeded to the Karm Abu Salem crossing in southeastern Gaza, where they are subject to inspection by Israeli forces before being allowed to proceed to civilians in the besieged territory.
The consecutive convoys aim to ease the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, where over two million Palestinians are enduring the devastating effects of two years of war amidst heavy Israeli restrictions on aid, which amounted to a full ban for nearly three months this year.
The humanitarian efforts come as Israel, which has killed more than 61,500 people in Gaza since the war began in 2023 and displaced the population, plans to expand its military operations to establish full security control over the enclave.
The scheme has drawn Arab and global backlash, including from Israel’s closest allies in the west like the United Kingdom as well as Germany that has decided to suspend all arms exports to Israel as a consequence, and ignited protests within Israel and abroad.
Under the planned operation, Israel would seize control of the densely populated Gaza City and forcibly displace nearly one million residents — a move that threatens to trigger further humanitarian catastrophes in an enclave already teetering on the edge of famine.
According to Gaza’s health ministry, at least 227 people have died from starvation and malnutrition as of Tuesday, nearly half of them children.
Wed, Aug. 13, 2025
