President witnesses handover of humanitarian aid for Gaza

$1.2m worth of aid forms part of S’pore’s 10th tranche of assistance, bringing total to over $23m

- Samuel Devaraj Correspondent

Children whose lives have been upended by the conflict in Gaza will be able to continue with their education, with funds to procure a mobile education unit in the latest tranche of donations from Singapore.

The Singapore Red Cross said on Sept 21 that it had handed over about $1.2 million worth of aid to the Egyptian Red Crescent in its latest set of donations to assist in the crisis, including $440,000 worth of tents and $758,000 in funds for essential medical and educational services for Palestinian evacuees in Egypt.

The donations are for medical consumables and equipment, benefiting about 4,000 evacuees and their companions, as well as for a mobile education unit to serve around 2,000 Palestinian children in 11 accommodation centres managed by the Egyptian Red Crescent.

This forms part of Singapore's 10th tranche of humanitarian assistance for affected civilians in Gaza, bringing the total support from Singapore to more than $23 million.