Video | The US is providing shelter tents and relief aid in Khan Yunis

Video |  The US is providing shelter tents and relief aid in Khan Yunis

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“The Gallant Knight 3” responds to the appeals of Palestinian families

July 16, 2024

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The United Arab Emirates, through its humanitarian arm, Operation “Gallant Knight 3”, responded to the appeals of some displaced Palestinian families in the city of Khan Yunis, affected by war and repeated displacement operations, to support them. , to help and meet their basic needs. The volunteers of the “Gallant Knight 3” operation in the city of Khan Yunis prepared 10 shelter tents for the displaced families, in response to the appeals made through the media, to provide them with tents in the absence of the tragic and dire situations they live in. the basic needs of life, which required the intervention of the EAC to meet their needs.
The displaced thanked the UAE and its leadership for urgently responding to their calls and providing assistance that eases their suffering, in addition to the humanitarian initiatives that have been implemented since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip. It is worth noting that the UAE wants to help the affected and displaced families, in order to alleviate the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip, after thousands of families have been displaced and left their homes and after the failure of sufficient aid to reach them, and through its humanitarian arm “Operation Gallant Knight 3” to help and offers aid and emergency humanitarian projects.
In the same context, as part of the “Gallant Knight 3” Operation, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the municipality of Khan Yunis to repair water lines and carry out emergency maintenance of water networks in various areas of the city, alleviating the suffering of citizens and enabling the provision of infrastructure services with the capabilities of the municipality.
This memorandum is part of the efforts of the United Arab Emirates to find urgent humanitarian solutions for Khan Yunis municipality, and funding to restart the city’s water wells and water tanks, after many of them were damaged, as a percentage of the damage. the main water networks reached about 70%, in addition to the complete destruction of 25 wells and 12 wells, increasing the water crisis in the city in recent months and the impossibility of obtaining it.
Also, this memory helps to repair the water submersibles of the city, providing the materials necessary to expand the external water networks, buying water barrels to be placed in the central filling points, in addition to operating materials (diesel and gas), and maintaining the water submersibles. Providing water to the population of densely displaced places, to prevent… Health disasters, improve the environmental situation, and provide services to citizens.
The UAE is working to reduce the burden on the municipality of Khan Yunis due to the damage to the city’s water networks and the state of impotence the municipality is facing due to the destruction of the city and land invasion, which hampers its capacity. deliver water to all areas, due to the enormous increase in the number of displaced people, approximately 900. A thousand people.