Belgium sends over 500 tents to Gaza

Belgium, on Wednesday, said it is sending more than 500 tents to Gaza, which has been reeling under an Israeli offensive since last October, Anadolu Agency reports.

“Belgium sent 511 tents to Gaza, transported with a Belgium Defence A400M from Melsbroek military airport as part of a B-FAST mission to address urgent civilian needs,” the Foreign Ministry said on X.

Belgium sent 511 tents to #Gaza, transported w/ a @BelgiumDefence A400M from Melsbroek military airport as part of a B-FAST mission to address urgent civilian needs.

🇧🇪 Belgium continues to call for a ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and a two-state solution.

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— 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA (@BelgiumMFA) September 11, 2024

The announcement came after the recent deadly Israeli air strike on a declared “humanitarian safe zone” in southern Gaza.

At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in Israeli air strikes early Tuesday on a tent camp in Khan Yunis in Al-Mawasi area, which Israel has designated as a “humanitarian safe zone” for displaced civilians in Gaza.

Israel has killed more than 41,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza since a cross-border attack by Hamas last October that claimed around 1,200 lives and another 250 were taken as hostages.

However, since then, it has been revealed by Haaretz that helicopters and tanks of the Israeli army had, in fact, killed many of the 1,139 soldiers and civilians claimed by Israel to have been killed by the Palestinian Resistance.

The bombardment has reduced the Territory to rubble and led to severe human suffering. Talks to end the conflict continue through mediators, but to no avail.

READ: Despite ‘safe zone’ designation, 5 Israel massacres have killed 217 Palestinians in Al-Mawasi since May