Egypt's Tahya Misr Fund launched the largest comprehensive humanitarian aid convoy to the Gaza Strip from the People's Square in the New Administrative Capital, on Sunday. The convoy, comprising more than 460 trucks carrying over 7,200 tons of supplies, comes in response to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's directives to support the Palestinian people. The supplies include food, essential commodities and medical necessities, sent ahead of Ramadan. Tamer Abdel Fattah, executive director of the Tahya Misr Fund, said the aid drive demonstrates Egyptian solidarity and cooperation with Palestinians. He said the fund had worked with government agencies, the private sector, civil society organisations and business people to organise the urgent aid. Kamel El-Wazir, deputy prime minister for industrial development and minister of industry and transport, and Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, deputy prime minister and minister of health and population, attended the launch of the aid convoy. Ashraf Sobhy, minister of youth and sports; Amr Talaat, minister of communications and information technology; Sherif El-Sherbiny, minister of housing, utilities, and urban communities; Manal Awad, minister of local development; Sherif Farouk, minister of supply; Maya Morsi, minister of social solidarity and Alaa Farouk, minister of agriculture and land reclamation, as well as a number of governors, business people, and representatives of civil society organisations and NGOs, were also present. According to Abdel Fattah, the aid convoys were prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Development and the governorates and will be launched in three phases: * Phase One: Launched Sunday from the governorates of Cairo, Giza, Qalyubia, Matrouh, Suez, South Sinai, North Sinai, Ismailia, Sharqia, and New Valley. * Phase Two: From the governorates of Alexandria, Beheira, Matrouh, Dakahlia, Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh, Gharbia, and Monufia. * Phase Three: From the governorates of Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, and Red Sea. Abdel Fattah said the convoy included medical supplies and essential medicines, as well as dry food items such as rice, pasta, vermicelli, sugar, oil, tea, dates, and cheese. A variety of drinks, tents, clothes, quilts, blankets, carpets, personal hygiene items and shelter kits were also supplied. Abdel Fattah said the convoy was also supplied with large quantities of tents capable of withstanding harsh weather conditions, and clothes to meet the needs of all age groups in response to the increasing needs of the Palestinian people. Abdel Fattah noted that the work on the convoy saw a wide turnout of young volunteers who wanted to contribute to the humanitarian mission. Abdel Fattah affirmed the relief convoys demonstrated the Egyptian state's commitment to supporting the Palestinian people, and that supporting Gaza was a humanitarian duty. The Tahya Misr Fund has activated an account named (037037 – Gaza Reconstruction) in all Egyptian banks to receive contributions from inside and outside Egypt for reconstruction. Contributions can also be made online via the website www.tahyamisrfund.org The Tahya Misr Fund sent aid convoys to the Gaza Strip in January 2025, consisting of 305 "trailer" trucks carrying more than 4,200 tons of aid, and 11 ambulances, as well as in 2024, consisting of 507 trucks loaded with more than 8,000 tons of humanitarian aid and two ambulances, and in 2021, which consisted of 130 trucks. The Gaza Strip support convoys are one of the activities of the strategic axis "Confronting Disasters and Crises" to alleviate the suffering of those affected, strengthen the spirit of solidarity and cohesion between peoples, and maximize the role of civil society in various fields.
