Russia has reportedly pledged to send 27 tons of humanitarian aid for the civilians in Gaza via the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, a day after the US brokered a limited 20-truck aid convoy agreement between it and Israel.
Russian state news agency TASS reported that the humanitarian flight was green-lit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in Beijing this week for the Belt and Road Conference at the behest of his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
Kremlin Says Supplies Composed of Food
"A special plane has taken off from the airport at Ramenskoye near Moscow for El-Arish in Egypt," Russian emergencies minister Ilya Denisov said in a statement on Thursday (October 19).
AFP reported that the Russian humanitarian aid would be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent to be sent to Gaza.
The Kremlin official added that the aid would be composed of "wheat, sugar, rice, (and) pasta."
Washington's announcement that Israel would allow a limited humanitarian aid run after US President Joe Biden went to Israel for a seven-hour visit.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also welcomed Israel's decision to not block essential humanitarian supplies.
