Dubai Humanitarian launches air bridge delivering medical aid to Gaza
Summary
Dubai Humanitarian facilitated a new air bridge supporting the World Health Organization’s efforts to deliver urgent medical supplies to Gaza. The first flight departed from the Dubai Air Wing two days before August 13, 2026, carrying 11 metric tonnes of essential medicines on a C-130 aircraft to Al Arish International Airport in Egypt for onward transport to Gaza. Three additional flights carried medicines, tents and fortified biscuits.
Why it matters
The operation reinforces Dubai’s role in coordinating international humanitarian aid and supporting urgent medical relief efforts.
Dubai / UAE impact
Dubai-based humanitarian logistics are being used to dispatch critical supplies, including medicines, tents and fortified biscuits, to Gaza.
Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian (DXBH) has facilitated the dispatch of critical humanitarian relief supplies to Gaza. The shipments are part of a new air bridge launched th