UAE President launches humanitarian operation for Gaza, urges doctors to volunteer - GulfToday

UAE President launches humanitarian operation for Gaza, urges doctors to volunteer

  • 05 Nov 2023
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, ordered the joint operations in the Ministry of Defence to begin the humanitarian operation The Gallant Knight 3 to support the brotherly Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

The President also ordered the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence to co-operate and coordinate comprehensively with the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation for Humanitarian Work, the Zayed Bin Sultan Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works, and the rest of the humanitarian and charitable institutions in the United Arab Emirates to provide support to the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed directed that the door to volunteering be opened to doctors registered with the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, in addition to opening the door to volunteers registered with the Red Crescent and Emirati humanitarian and charitable institutions.



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