Greece has sent a cargo plane loaded with aid supplies for the civilian population of the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
The plane took off on Monday morning, according to Greek broadcaster ERT.
A Greek Foreign Ministry statement said the delivery includes pharmaceutical and medical supplies.
Aid organisations say the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic, and that the aid supplies that have so far reached the Gaza Strip by lorry via the Rafah crossing from Egypt are nowhere near enough.
Israel is demanding that all aid supplies be checked. The Israeli army says this is to prevent weapons from being smuggled to the Islamist Hamas movement, which rules Gaza and carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7.
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis in an interview said every act of terrorism, every act of violence and every inhumane act is strongly condemned by the government, referring to the Hamas attack on Israel.
“But we also say that civilians must be protected and humanitarian corridors should be created.
“For us, the dead have no nationality,’’ Gerapetritis said.
