AL-ARISH: A Qatari Armed Forces plane arrived on Thursday in the city of Al-Arish, the Arab Republic of Egypt, carrying 18 tonnes of aid.The aid included food and shelter supplies provided by Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) and Qatar Charity to be further transferred to Gaza.

Qatar has so far dispatched 61 aircraft, carrying a combined total of 1,897 tonnes of aid.

Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater received the plane at Al-Arish Airport.

The assistance comes within the framework of Qatar's support for the brotherly Palestinian people, and its full support for them during the current difficult humanitarian conditions.