• Under the directives of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the EZCH sets off a relief convoy of 40 ‎trucks for our brotherly people in Gaza

• Under the directives of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the second EZCH convoy, containing 40 ‎relief trucks, moves to the Rafah border crossing

Today, Saturday, the EZCH convoy set off for the Rafah land port under the directives of HE Prof. ‎Ahmad At-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif, EZCH Chairman of the Board of ‎Trustees. The convoy consists of 40 trucks loaded with medicines, food and relief materials, and ‎shelter and living supplies.‎

This is the second convoy sent by the EZCH, under the directives of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, ‎to our brothers and sisters in Gaza, within the “Help Gaza” campaign launched by the Grand ‎Imam since the beginning of the occupation’s aggression against our brotherly people in the Gaza ‎Strip. This initiative is driven by a religious and legal duty and a sense of humanitarian and moral ‎commitment towards our brothers and sisters in Gaza. It is meant to help them in face of the ‎stifling siege, bombing, killing, and displacement that they are now suffering, which has resulted, to ‎date, in the martyrdom of more than 11,000 innocent citizens, nearly half of whom are children.‎

The first convoy was launched by the close of last month. containing 18 trucks loaded with ‎medicines, and medical, food, and relief materials. Two weeks later, Al-Azhar scheduled the ‎second largest convoy, which contained 40 trucks loaded with relief, medical, food, shelter ‎and living supplies. It comes in light of the continuous support offered by the Arab Republic of ‎Egypt and based on its historical role in support for our brothers and sisters in Palestine.‎

It is worth noting that the EZCH was established in 2014 at the initiative of HE Prof. At-Tayyeb, ‎and under his supervision, with the aim of disbursing Zakat funds through their legitimate ‎channels, developing and disbursing charity funds, donations, bequests and charitable aid ‎through charitable works, and raising awareness of the obligation of Zakat and its role in ‎developing society and disseminating the spirit of solidarity and compassion among society ‎members.‎