India sends plane full of medical aid, other materials to Palestine via Egypt

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, India has sent humanitarian aid for the people of Palestine. Nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief materials have been sent to Palestine that will reach Gaza via Egypt, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to reiterate India's long-standing position on the Palestinian question.

Taking to X, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi wrote on Sunday, "An IAF C-17 flight carrying nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine departs for El-Arish airport in Egypt."

The items will be sent to Palestine via the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.


Bagchi informed that the humanitarian aid includes "essential life-saving medicines, surgical items, tents, sleeping bags, tarpaulins, sanitary utilities, water purification tablets, among other necessary items".

India's aid to Palestine comes three days after the PM spoke to Abbas. During their conversation on Thursday, Modi had said that India would keep sending humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians. He also conveyed his condolences on the loss of civilian lives in the Gaza Strip due to the bombing at a hospital.