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UAE sends urgent relief to Lebanon


The UAE's humanitarian efforts

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has directed the delivery of a $100 million relief package to the people of Lebanon. The move is part of the UAE's efforts to offer support and emphasises the country's commitment to assisting the Lebanese, state news agency Wam reported.

The financial package is the latest in a series of initiatives from the UAE aimed at alleviating suffering in the region, since the Israel-Gaza war began last year.

In June, it was reported that the UAE had provided 33,100 tonnes of urgent supplies to Gaza since November, when the country launched its aid mission to help those affected by the war in the enclave. The figures, released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs show the aid was delivered by 320 flights, seven ships and 1,243 lorries up to June 13.

Two hospitals have also been established as part of the UAE's programme to help those in need in Gaza, including one with a centre to provide prosthetic limbs to wounded Palestinians.

A field hospital in the southern Gaza Strip has 200 beds and more than 100 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and lab technicians. It is used for general surgery and orthopaedics, while also offering anaesthetic services and intensive care for children and adults. It offers internal medicine, dentistry, family medicine and psychiatric treatment.

The UAE has also provided a 100-bed floating hospital in the port of Al Arish on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza. The repurposed vessel – which has 100 medical and administrative staff on board – will remain docked off the coast of Al Arish to support relief efforts for Gaza. 

It has operating theatres, an intensive care unit, laboratory, pharmacy and medical warehouses. The vast ship, which sailed from Khalifa Port, also has an evacuation plane and boat, as well as fully equipped ambulances.

Six desalination plants were provided by the UAE, capable of generating up to 1.6 million gallons of clean drinking water a day to 600,000 people.

The UAE also supplied five automated bakeries, which produce bread for up to 72,000 people in Gaza, and enough flour for eight existing bakeries, which is helping to feed 17,140 people each day.

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