Bilal Ahmed 
(C)Aletihad Newspaper,uae leads massive humanitarian operation in gaza strip through operation gallant knight 3
The humanitarian operation called “Birds of Goodness” onboard UAE Air Force C17 helicopters has performed 53 humanitarian air drops, providing 3,623 tons of aid to the remote zones. The country has used 273 cargo aircraft and 5 ships and delivered more than 34000 tonnes of humanitarian assistance. Six plants of water desalination have been set up in Arish which produce two million gallons daily and provide fresh water to over one million Gaza residents.
The UAE has also been keen on carrying out critical infrastructure rehabilitation mainly on water supply and sewerage facilities including water pipelines, wells, and networks in Khan Yunis and North Gaza governorates. Such an approach involves giving out shelter tents, winter ware, food hampers, and other relevant necessities to affected families to show that UAE’s support for Palestinian wellbeing is not a one-time affair.
The United Arab Emirates has risen as a humanitarian power in the Gaza Strip to ferry 210 Palestinians, 86 of whom are severely injured patients, and 124 of whom are their relatives, to Abu Dhabi for medical treatment. This is the 22nd evacuation mission of the UAE, in line with President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s vision of providing treatment to 1000 wounded children and 1000 cancer patients in UAE hospitals. So far, the patients and companions have benefitted from this program amounting to 2,127.
The UAE has built a sophisticated health care system in the region of the Gaza Strip; the south Gaza Strip field hospital has treated over fifty thousand forty-nine patients since December in the year 2023. The MoD floating hospital ship anchored at Al-Aris Port has provided medical aid to 6,405 people since February, 2024. In addition a polio immunization campaign in 640000 children below the ages of 10 was launched a while ago with the help of WHO,UNICEF and UNRWA.
The aforesaid health care facility goes well beyond the comprehensible medical treatment and is inclusive of the prosthetic limbs program under Operation Gallant Knight 3. This program offers sophisticated artificial limbs to amputees; it includes emotional support and medical rehabilitation in addition to human suffering and offering a means to walk again for the victims.
