UAE aid flight delivers 100 tonnes of relief for Gaza via El Arish

A UAE humanitarian aid flight carrying 100 metric tonnes of relief supplies for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip arrived at El Arish International Airport on July 19, 2026, according to an official airport source.

The aircraft carried medicines, clothing and infant formula as part of the UAE's "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3", a humanitarian initiative launched to support the Palestinian people during the ongoing crisis.

The cargo was unloaded at the airport and transported by trucks to logistics warehouses in El Arish before being sent into the Gaza Strip in coordination with the Egyptian Red Crescent, the source added.

Since the start of the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, more than 1,100 humanitarian aid flights have arrived at El Arish International Airport carrying relief supplies from Arab and foreign countries, as well as regional and international organisations.

According to the source, the flights have delivered more than 30,000 metric tonnes of humanitarian aid and relief supplies for Gaza, provided by 60 Arab and foreign countries and regional and international organisations.