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DUBAI – Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has directed the provision of tents to shelter 50,000 people in Gaza as families face winter weather and the risk of flooding, according to an announcement by the UAE’s state news agency on Tuesday.
The assistance will be provided through Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, or MBRGI. Tents are to be delivered to Gaza and distributed across multiple areas in coordination with the UAE’s Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, the November 10 announcement said.
The figure of 50,000 refers to the number of people the tents are intended to shelter, not the number of tents. The announcement did not give a delivery date, tent count or cost, and did not say that this assistance had already arrived in Gaza or received border-entry approval.
Mohammed bin Rashid is the UAE’s vice president and prime minister as well as ruler of Dubai. Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 is a separate UAE humanitarian operation launched on November 5, 2023, under the direction of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The operation provides humanitarian, medical and food assistance to Palestinians in Gaza. Tuesday’s directive adds planned shelter support intended to help families withstand harsh weather and flooding during the rainy season.
The announcement is distinct from earlier reporting on winter-aid requests and transfers into Gaza. It sets out the intended recipients and coordination arrangements for the new tent assistance, rather than a completed distribution.
JBizNews Desk | Dubai
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