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