The total amount of aid delivered by airdrop into Gaza since the launch of the "Birds of Goodness" campaign, a UAE and Egyptian initiative, has reached 2,025 tonnes, the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
It followed the successful completion of the 32nd operation, which delivered 87 tonnes of humanitarian aid to isolated areas in northern Gaza.
Five aircraft, including two C17s from the UAE Air Force and two C295s and one C130 aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force, participated.
Supplies included essential food items alongside special Eid parcels for families which contained clothes, toys, sweets, and various other products.
It brings the total amount of aid sent by the UAE to northern Gaza to 2,395 tonnes, including both land shipments through the Kerem Shalom crossing and airdrops.
Sudanese nationals in the UAE will be exempt from paying outstanding residency or visa fines under a move by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) to help them regularise their stay.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, expressing hope that it contributes to enhancing security and stability in the region.
The UAE has outlined its "sincere efforts" over the last two years to seek a civilian-led political solution in Sudan that protects innocents from "tragedy and humanitarian suffering".
UAE airlines have extended the suspension of flights to and from Pakistan, some until Tuesday, May 13, as the country shut its airspace due to cross-border tensions with India.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has conferred the "Order of the Republic" title on UAE'S Mother f the Nation, H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, for her outstanding humanitarian and social contributions in the region and around the world.
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