The ship carrying 1,742 tons of humanitarian aid materials prepared by the Kuwait-based KSR (Kuwait Society for Relief) organization and the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation to be delivered to Gaza, set sail for the Port of Aqaba in Jordan after a farewell ceremony held at the Mersin International Port.
The aid materials will be transported to Gaza from Jordan by land. The ship carries a total of 1,742 tons of aid materials in various items.
The KSR (Kuwait Society for Relief) organization, which continuously carries out humanitarian aid activities for Gaza, sent its third humanitarian aid ship to the region within the scope of its joint work with the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation.
The ship contains 35,000 food parcels, 35,000 hygiene kits, 20,000 child nutrition kits, 5,000 mother and child kits, 1,200 tents, 4,800 foam mattresses, 4,800 pillows, 1,200 double blankets, 3,600 single blankets, and 1,200 rugs. These aid materials will be delivered to tens of thousands of people living in Gaza.
Speaking at the farewell ceremony, Cemal Nuri, a Board Member of the Kuwait Society for Relief Organization, said, "The situation in Gaza deeply saddens us all. We are trying to support as much as we can. In this context, we are sending off our third aid ship to Gaza."
Durmuş Aydın, IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Secretary-General said, "We would like to thank the Emir of Kuwait, the Government of Kuwait, Kuwaiti civil society organizations, the people of Kuwait, and the Kuwait KSR organization with whom we have created this ship. With the mercy of Allah, we will not leave our brothers alone. As IHH, we are working wholeheartedly with our office and employees in Gaza for this organization. Our hot meal distributions continue in coordination with the United Nations."
AK Party Mersin Deputy Ali Kıratlı, who spoke at the program organized at the port, stated that the genocide and massacre in Gaza have been continuing since October 7, and said, "The Palestine and Gaza issue is not only the moral issue of Muslims, but of all people in the world. Today we see that in the West and the East, in every part of the world, there are rallies and marches against the genocide in Palestine. Today, the world and the nation will not forget those who welcomed Netanyahu, the killer of Gaza, with applause in the US Senate. Under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye has been on the side of Gaza from the very beginning."
AK Party Adana Deputy Ahmet Zenbilci also emphasized the importance of ending the oppression in Gaza as soon as possible.
Necmettin Çalışkan, the Hatay Deputy of the Saadet Party, said, "Today, everyone has to do their best. Citizens are taking to the streets, organizing protests and rallies. Aid organizations are also continuing their aid efforts."
The aid ship carrying 1,742 tons of humanitarian aid materials set sail into the Mediterranean to transport its cargo to the Port of Aqaba in Jordan, from where it will be delivered to Gaza by land.
