ANKARA

India has sent humanitarian aid for the people of Palestine, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

Arindam Bagchi, a ministry spokesman, wrote on X, that India Air Force IAF C-17 flight carrying “nearly 6.5 tons of medical aid and 32 tons of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine departs for El-Arish airport in Egypt.”

“The material includes essential life-saving medicines, surgical items, tents, sleeping bags, tarpaulins, sanitary utilities, water purification tablets among other necessary items,” he said.

On Saturday, a humanitarian aid convoy began entering the Gaza Strip from Egypt. It was the first aid delivery to Gaza since armed conflict broke out between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7.

Gaza is experiencing a dire humanitarian crisis, with no electricity, while water, food, fuel, and medical supplies are running out.