“Etihad Airways operated a dedicated humanitarian cargo flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv on 19 May to provide medical supplies to the Palestinians,” a spokesperson for the airline said on Tuesday, confirming that no passengers were on board the flight.
The United Nations coordinated a 14-tonne shipment of “urgent medical supplies” to help curb the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 in the Palestinian territories, “The aid includes personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical equipment. Most notably, it includes 10 ventilators that are acutely needed,” the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process UNSCO said in a statement.
It is unclear when the aid will be allowed to pass through Israel to get to the Palestinian territories, or where exactly it will go.
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