VIDEO: Tenth UAE humanitarian ship sails to Gaza with 7,200 tonnes of food and medical relief

The tenth UAE humanitarian aid ship, part of Operation Gallant Knight 3, set sail from Khalifa Port (KIZAD) in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The ship, in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent, is bound for the port of El Arish in the Arab Republic of Egypt, to deliver its shipment of relief aid to the Gaza Strip. This shipment is part of the UAE's ongoing humanitarian support for our Palestinian brothers.

Ahmed Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of the Emirates Red Crescent, said the ship's total cargo is 7,200 tonnes of various food, medical, and relief aid.

He added: The cargo includes 4,680 tonnes of food supplies, representing 65% of the total cargo, 2,160 tonnes of shelter materials, representing 30% of the total cargo, and 360 tonnes of medical supplies, representing 5%.

This step is a continuation of the UAE's efforts to support our brothers and those affected in the Gaza Strip, and an extension of a series of humanitarian initiatives launched by the UAE as part of Operation Gallant Knight 3. These initiatives embody the UAE's unwavering commitment to its humanitarian approach of extending a helping hand to those in need and affected, in cooperation with its charitable and humanitarian institutions.

On the other hand, France and Britain, in coordination with the United States, are working to finalise a UN Security Council resolution in the coming days that would lay the foundation for a future international force in Gaza, France said on Thursday.

Relief material are loaded onto the UAE humanitarian ship at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi.

With a shaky US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holding, planning has begun for an international force to stabilize security in the Palestinian enclave, two senior US advisers said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters in Paris, French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said such a force needed a UN mandate to provide a strong foundation in international law and ease the process of getting potential contributions from countries.

"France is working closely with its partners on the establishment of such an international mission, which must be formalised through the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution," he said.

"Discussions, notably with the Americans and British, are ongoing to propose this resolution in the coming days."