Humanitarian Aid

Venezuela sends over 5,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Venezuela has sent more than 5,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid to victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cuba, Rander Pena, an executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), said on Sunday.

IRCS expresses solidarity with Afghanistan quake victims

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Red Crescent Society chief offered condolences to Afghanistan after the deadly 6.3-magnitude earthquake and announced readiness to deploy relief teams and humanitarian aid.

ICJ rejects Israeli claim on UNRWA staff being Hamas

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – The United Nations' top legal body, the International Court of Justice has rejected the Israeli regime's claim that significant part of UNRWA staff are Hamas.

Israeli cabinet vows to stop allowing aid to enter Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Israel will suspend the delivery of aid into Gaza until further notice, the rgime's cabinet announced on Sunday.

173 humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza on 1st day of truce

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – A total of 173 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday under a ceasefire agreement reached between Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and Israel, the Government Media Office said on Monday.

Israel attacks Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla: FFC

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says the Israeli military attacked its convoy of boats and intercepted several vessels as they were sailing towards Gaza.

Sumud Flotilla activists on hunger strike in Israeli prisons

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Dozens of international activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla have begun a collective hunger strike inside Israeli prisons, protesting Israel's use of “starvation policy” as a weapon of war in Gaza.

Pakistan, Malaysia, condemn Israeli attack on Gaza flotilla

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Malaysia, Pakistan, and the Maldives on Thursday joined the growing chorus of condemnation of Israel's attack on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, calling for "immediate" release of illegally detained activists.

S American leaders denounce Israeli piracy on Gaza flotilla

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Governments across South America erupted in condemnation on Wednesday after Israeli occupation forces violently intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission bound for Gaza, in international waters.

Iran condemns attack on Sumud aid flotilla as a terrorist act

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has described the Zionist Israeli regime's attack on the aid flotilla known as Sumud as a terrorist act which comes in violation of international laws.

Israeli Navy preparing to attack Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – As Global Sumud Flotilla is attempting to carry out a humanitarian mission, Zionist media outlets have reported that Israeli Navy's special forces are preparing to attack the vessels of the fleet.

‘Sumud’ aid Flotilla conveys messages of persistence to world

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Gaza-bound ‘Sumud” aid flotilla has conveyed the messages of the persistence and resistance to the world.

Israel terrified by advance of "Sumud" aid flotilla to Gaza

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – One of the organizers of the “Sumud” flotilla says that Israeli regime is terrified by the flotilla's advancement towards the Gaza Strip.

Hamas welcomes UN conf. declaration on two-state solution

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Hamas on Tuesday welcomed the joint declaration of an international two-state solution conference in New York, calling it an important step towards holding Israel accountable and advancing Palestinian rights.

Gaza-bound ‘Sumud’ flotilla convoy nearing Greek waters

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) convoy has entered the fifth day of its second phase of sailing towards Gaza and is now nearing Greek waters.

Caravan of companions of Gaza-bound aid flotilla 'Sumud'

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Today, the liberation nations of the world and all the justice-seekers and supporters of the oppressed around the world have risen up. The caravan of companions of Gaza-bound aid flotilla 'Sumud' are moving towards Gaza Strip.

Libyan hospital ship joins Gaza-bound flotilla to defy Israel

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – A Libyan hospital ship has departed to join the Global Sumud Flotilla, a mission aimed at breaking Israel’s long-running blockade of Gaza and delivering aid to Palestinians under siege.

Drones spotted flying over Gaza-bound aid flotilla 'Sumud'

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Multiple drones have been spotted flying over the vessels of the “Global Solidarity Fleet,” with some of the drones approaching the ships in an “alarming” manner, International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza said.

Global flotilla sets sail to break Israel’s siege on Gaza

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Dozens of vessels carrying hundreds of international activists have embarked on the largest maritime mission yet to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza, condemning Tel Aviv’s years-long siege as collective punishment.

Iran, Oman stress transferring humanitarian supplies to Gaza

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian and Omani foreign ministers have stressed the need for implementation of “drastic action” on the part of the international community towards stopping the Israeli regime’s now-23-month-old war of genocide on Gaza.

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Italian rescue ship joins Sumud Freedom Flotilla

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – The Sumud Global Fleet announced that the Italian NGO Emergency was to send its rescue ship, the Life Sport, to join the aid flotilla navigating toward Gaza.

Iran health min. urges intl. action to save civilians in Gaza

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iran’s health minister has called for a decisive and coordinated intervention of the international bodies to stop the humanitarian catastrophes in the Gaza Strip which has targeted civilians in the enclave.

Hamas blasts Israel’s limited aid drops as deceptive ploy

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced Israel’s limited airdrops of aid over parts of the Gaza Strip as a “deceptive” ploy aimed at managing starvation in the besieged territory, rather than ending it.

Iran, Qatar FMs emphasize urgent aid to Gaza people

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar have emphasized the need for immediate and effective action by the international community and Islamic-Arab countries to provide aid to the displaced people of Gaza.

Uruguay asks for ending dire humanitarian situation in Gaza

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The Uruguayan Foreign Ministry issued a statement in reaction to the dire situation in the Gaza Strip, calling on the Israeli regime to create conditions for delivering humanitarian aid to the Strip.

Israeli regime kills dozens of aid seekers in Gaza on Sunday

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Palestinian health authorities said on Sunday that more than 30 were killed after Israeli forces opened fire on people seeking food in Gaza.

Rafah plan is ethnic cleansing disguised as aid: EX-PM Olmert

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert warns that "Israel's" planned "humanitarian city" in Rafah amounts to ethnic cleansing, calling it a concentration camp disguised as aid.

Global condemnations pour in after Israeli attack on aid ship

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Global condemnations have poured in after Israel stormed the humanitarian vessel Madleen in international waters, which was en route toward the besieged Gaza Strip amid the Israeli genocidal war.

'Israel' arming ISIL-affiliated gang to loot aid in Gaza

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – A new Palestinian gang affiliated with ISIL in Rafah, reportedly armed by "Israel" and linked to looted aid convoys, is being used to counter Hamas under Shin Bet’s supervision.