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Pakistan has dispatched another 100-tonne consignment of humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n Since the latest conflict<\/a> between Israel and Hamas broke out<\/a> on Oct 7, 2023, Pakistan has sent numerous aid items intended for the Gaza Strip, which was besieged<\/a> at least until a ceasefire was secured<\/a> in October 2025.<\/p>\n According to NDMA, the consignment comprised 100 tonnes of tents and was sent with the support of Alkhidmat Foundation.<\/p>\n This was the 28th relief consignment sent by Pakistan, bringing the total volume of humanitarian assistance sent to 2,727 tonnes.<\/p>\n The relief goods were dispatched through a special flight from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to Egypt\u2019s El Arish International Airport \u201cfor onward delivery to Gaza\u201d, state-run Radio Pakistan<\/em><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Punjab housing minister Bilal Yasin was a special guest at the dispatch, which was attended by officials of the NDMA and the foreign ministry, NDMA stated.<\/p>\n Pakistan had first sent aid<\/a>, including medicines and tents, for the people of Gaza on Oct 19, 2023 \u2014 days after the Israeli bombardment began.<\/p>\n The activists who were behind the Global Sumud Flotilla<\/a> (GSF), which was intercepted at sea by Israel in September 2025, said<\/a> last week they will try again this year.<\/p>\n The organisers said they hope to bring 100 boats for their next attempt, carrying up to 1,000 medics.<\/p>\n Israel, which controls all access to the Gaza Strip, denies withholding supplies for its two million residents.<\/p>\n On Sept 27, 2025, Israeli drones hit the GSF<\/a> \u2014 a collection of boats carrying humanitarian aid with rights activists, doctors, parliamentarians, journalists and others \u2014 as they entered the final stretch of their journey to Gaza.<\/p>\n The aid boats were carrying delegations from over 40 countries, including Pakistan<\/a>, which aimed to distribute vital humanitarian aid such as baby formula, food, water and medicine to the malnourished, forcibly displaced and injured civilians suffering from almost two years of genocide<\/u><\/a>, as classified by the United Nations.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s two-year<\/u><\/a> relentless onslaught on the Gaza Strip killed more than 71,000<\/u><\/a> Palestinians, displaced most of its population and left much of the strip in ruins.<\/p>\n Israel faced tremendous international criticism over the resulting humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with Amnesty International<\/u><\/a>, Human Rights Watch<\/u><\/a> and experts<\/u><\/a> declaring its actions in Gaza as a \u201cgenocide\u201d, which Tel Aviv rejects.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n