A SECOND shipment of humanitarian aid from Malaysia to Palestine departed for the El-Arish International Airport in Egypt via a chartered cargo flight last night.

The cargo plane, carrying 20 tonnes of medical supplies and baby essentials, took off about 11pm from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.

The first shipment of 20 tonnes of aid for Palestine was sent on November 3.

The shipments are part of 50 tonnes of aid worth more than RM7 million collected through Ops Ihsan.

The remaining 10 tonnes of goods are expected to be delivered soon.

Once the aid arrives in Egypt, it will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, which will move the aid into Gaza through the Rafah border.  

Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof, who witnessed the sending-off, thanked the people of Malaysia, non-governmental organisations, airlines and logistics personnel who made the humanitarian mission a success.

He said Malaysia is ready to send more rubber gloves to medical teams on the Gaza Strip.

“We (Malaysia) were informed that they are in urgent need of rubber gloves and we are still waiting for confirmation of the actual amount they need,” he told reporters.

Ops Ihsan is an initiative launched by the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with more than 50 NGOs, including Global Peace Mission Malaysia, Mercy Malaysia, BeVital, MyAqsa Defenders, Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia, Persatuan Wadah Pencerdasan Umat Malaysia, Cinta Gaza Malaysia, and Malaysian Relief Agency. – Bernama, November 11, 2023.