Cairo: Egypt dispatched its 31st humanitarian convoy to Gaza on Sunday, delivering essential food and medical supplies to a population suffering under severe conditions due to a manufactured Israeli famine and continuous bombardment by occupation forces.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the convoy is part of the Zad El-Ezza: From Egypt to Gaza initiative and successfully crossed from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing to the Israeli-controlled Karm Abu Salem terminal. It was laden with trucks carrying infant formula, food staples, and medical aid, organized by the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) in collaboration with the United Nations (UN).

The growing famine in Gaza has sparked increasing international concern. On Saturday, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini described the situation as a 'man-made famine,' expressing on social media platform X that 'total impunity and lack of empathy have made life for Gazans an inferno.' Lazzarini highlighted that while UNRWA has sufficient aid stalled in Egypt and Jordan to support the population for three months, there is an urgent need for political will to 'open the gates and let us work.'

Since the inception of the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Israeli occupation forces have reportedly killed at least 2,300 Palestinians and injured 17,000 others near aid distribution centres, as they sought desperately needed supplies.