Humanitarian Aid

IRCS sends 2,200 tons of aid to Resistance Front

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says it has dispatched 2,200 tons of humanitarian assistance to the Resistance Front as Israel pushes ahead with its genocide in the Gaza Strip and carnage in Lebanon.

Israel blocks ICRC entry to Gaza amid humanitarian crisis

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The Israeli regime has decided to ban the International Committee of the Red Cross from accessing the Gaza Strip, following a recent restriction placed on UNRWA from operating in the occupied territories.

Russia sends 19 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – A Russian Emergencies Ministry airplane has delivered a second batch of humanitarian aid to Beirut, the agency's press service said.

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Over 100 Lebanon’s health facilities closed for Israeli war

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for protection of civilians, healthcare workers, and medical facilities, as Israel’s war on Lebanon has forced the closure of over 100 health centers.

Iran sends 3rd Lebanon-bound aid cargo to Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iran has sent to Syria its third consignment of humanitarian aid bound for Lebanon amid Israel’s stepped up bombing campaign against the Arab country.

Over 100,000 people move from Lebanon into Syria: UN

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – More than 100,000 people have moved from Lebanon into Syria, as over 200,000 people have been displaced from southern Lebanon due to the evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military, a UN spokesman said.

Humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘very miserable’: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip is ‘very miserable’.

Zionist regime prevents humanitarian aid from entering Gaza

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The United Nations in a statement announced that the Zionist regime has prevented 66 shipments of humanitarian aid from entering into Gaza Strip.

UNSC to hold meeting on humanitarian aid to Gaza

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on Monday to review the sending humanitarian aids to the Gaza Strip.

Aid situation ‘catastrophic’ for Palestinians: UN spokesman

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said more than one million people in Central and Southern Gaza did not receive any food rations in August, adding the “humanitarian situation in Gaza remains beyond catastrophic”.

WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli attack

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a pause in the movement of its employees in the Gaza Strip “until further notice” after one of its vehicles was hit by gunfire just meters from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.

EU warns humanitarian crisis deepening in Gaza, West Bank

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The European Union has warned of deepening humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, amid Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians.

Palestinian WCK staffer martyred in Gaza's Deir al-Balah

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – The World Central Kitchen (WCK) said on Thursday that one of its Palestinian members, Nadi Sallout, was killed near Deir al-Balah in Gaza.

US plans to provide Armenia with $65 million in financial aid

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The US Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a Foreign Operations Bill for the 2025 fiscal year, which includes a $65 million aid package for Armenia.

UNRWA suspends work in Rafah: Our shelters are empty

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), confirmed that all shelters in Rafah are now empty.

Aid flow into Gaza dropped by two-thirds: UN

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the amount of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip has dropped by two-thirds since Israel began its incursion into the territory’s southern Rafah city.

Israeli regime eyes private military contractors for US pier

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – The Israeli regime is considering using international Private Military Companies (PMCs) to secure the soon-to-be-established American dock in the Gaza Strip, US officials told local US media.

Iran FM spox

US aid to Gaza ridiculous amid arms supplies to Israel

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister spokesman has ridiculed the United States for show of sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip while arming the Zionist regime to continue its aggression on the besieged enclave.

Aid ship testing sea corridor from Cyprus to Gaza sets sail

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – An aid ship loaded with food has departed Cyprus heading for Gaza, after days of delay.

Several killed, dozens injured in Zionist regime Gaza crime

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Several Palestinians were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday in a new Israeli regime's shelling of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in the northern Gaza Strip.

Salami says IRGC to mobilize forces to help flood-hit areas

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) insisted on strengthening services to the flood-affected people of Sistan and Baluchistan in southeast Iran.

IRCS sends two ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Pirhossein Kolivand said on Sunday that IRCS has dispatched two ships besides an air cargo carrying Iranian humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

"Humanity is in pain" UN chief says in New Year message

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – "2023 has been a year of enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos. Humanity is in pain. Our planet is in peril. 2023 is the hottest year on record," Antonio Guterres said in a video message for the new year.

Israel preventing implement UNSC resolution on aid for Gaza

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Palestine says that the Israeli regime on Saturday attempted to obstruct the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2720 concerning the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Egypt to boost daily fuel supply to Gaza Strip

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Egypt announced Wednesday that it will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 liters to 189,000 liters in accordance with an agreement with Israeli regime.

Russia reacts to Israel-Palestine four-day humanitarian truce

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Moscow welcomes the agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas on a four-day humanitarian pause, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.