Israel-Hamas War- Recognizing the Helping Hands : Which countries have sent aid To Gaza so far?

Over the weekend, Gaza received two aid shipments, the first since Israel began bombing the Palestinian enclave following a deadly attack by Hamas on October 7. The 2.3 million residents of the besieged enclave are in desperate need of humanitarian aid since Israel cut off supplies of food, fuel, and electricity before beginning a bombing campaign. Due to the constant bombardment, over 4,600 Palestinians—more than one-third of whom were children—have died. Israel claims to be pursuing Hamas fighters responsible for the October 7 attack in southern Israel that claimed the lives of over 1,400 people. What is known about the supplies of humanitarian aid going to Gaza is as follows: Which nations have given Gaza aid? El Arish International Airport in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt has received at least eight planes carrying relief supplies from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, and Tunisia. On Sunday, India dispatched medical supplies and disaster relief to El Arish. 16 tons of supplies for Gaza have been sent by Rwanda. In addition to establishing an air bridge, the European Union has increased its aid to the region threefold. On the other hand, in reaction to the Hamas attacks, a number of EU nations, including Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, have temporarily stopped providing aid to Gaza. To date, how many trucks have entered Gaza? Twenty trucks made up the first convoy that entered Gaza on Saturday from Egypt; the second convoy arrived the following day. Approximately 3,000 tonnes of aid are loaded onto more than 200 trucks that are stationed close to the Egyptian border, awaiting permission from Israel to enter Gaza. UNICEF representative in Egypt, Jeremy Hopkins, stated that "at least 100, 200 trucks going in per day" are needed to meet the needs of the people in Gaza. In addition to the thousands of people in need of food and other basics, over a million people have been displaced and tens of thousands have sustained injuries that require immediate medical attention. Gaza : What else are they preaching to Get help with ? They definitely Require more assistance : According to the UN humanitarian office, the amount of aid that has been delivered thus far only makes up 4% of the daily average required prior to the hostilities and a small portion of what is currently required as supplies of food, water, medicine, and fuel run low.Relief organizations claim that fuel, which is essential, is missing from the supplies shipped to Gaza.The sole cancer hospital in Gaza has issued a warning to its medical staff that they are running dangerously low on fuel and may have to close. What if, as is inevitable, this war ends with a comprehensive resolution to the long-running conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people, rather than with a cease-fire or truce, as has happened in previous wars with Hamas?It is difficult to see anything positive emerging from a conflict this destructive, particularly for those of us watching its brutal prosecution from Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Despite how horrible things are, I feel obliged to hold back from giving up. Even though I might be clinging to hope, I feel obligated to look for any reason to be hopeful.  

Women help to rebuild Gaza out of city's old ashes

Majd Mashharawi saw her city crumble to war and being a civil engineer, started thinking of ideas to rebuild her city in an efficient way keeping in mind the obvious lack of materials.  With the help of her friend Rawan Abdullatif she was able to make Green Cake; an environmentally friendly, low-cost, heat-resistant, sound-proof brick made out of the very ashes recycled from Gaza’s debris. Gaza produces around 60 million tons of ash per year which is enough to meet the daily demand for building blocks. Green Cake makes use of coal and wood ash as filler material instead of the usual sand and aggregate. This brick which is the result of more than one year of experimenting is stronger than an ordinary brick, yet half the weight and price. Due to the  decade-long Israeli-Egyptian siege of Gaza, many materials deemed "dual-use" had been banned from entering the Palestinian territory, or are allowed only in limited quantities. There was a severe shortage of cement which being a major component of construction proved to be an impediment to rebuild homes. So far, Gaza has received only a third of the cement required for reconstruction, and only 20 percent of the destroyed housing units have been rebuilt.  Mashharawi started searching for an alternative and struck upon ash which was present in her country in large quantities and could pose an environmental hazard. She decided to use this ash to make bricks and after a series of experiments and research finally succeeded in making Green Cake, the environment friendly brick which is tough and strong and at the same time very light.