Cover image via Karisma Humanitarian Outreach Mission (Facebook) via Bernama
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A total of 2,400 tonnes of Malaysian humanitarian aid has entered Gaza after six months of blockade
According to Bernama, the delivery marks the first cross-border aid delivery by a Malaysian non-governmental organisation (NGO) since Israel closed all entry points to Palestine on 2 March.
Karisma Humanitarian Aid Mission (KHOM) director Nik Marina Hussin said the aid was transported via a 60-truck convoy operated by the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) with support from the World Food Programme (WFP) and World Central Kitchen.
The supplies comprised food boxes and infant formula, funded by public donations.
Nik Marina said the aid had been stored in Jordan since February due to the border closure and was transported immediately after clearance was granted.
"We were informed the convoy has now reached Gaza, with KHOM's aid among the first to reach starving residents," she said in a statement yesterday, 29 July.
The KHOM director expressed her gratitude to Jordan's King Abdullah II for issuing the Royal Decree that enabled the mission
Nik Marina also thanked JAF, the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), and other agencies for prioritising KHOM's supplies in Jordan's sixth aid mission to Gaza.
"The political truce in Gaza announced by Israel remains fragile. Even before the war, Gaza needed no less than 1,000 truckloads of food a day, let alone now when starvation is being used as a weapon of war," she said.
She said the successful delivery symbolises Malaysia's continued support since the conflict began on 7 October 2023, and reaffirmed KHOM's commitment to ongoing relief efforts with continued public backing.
Below is a Bernama video showing the 60-truck convoy delivering aid to Gaza:
