REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Paris will send an aircraft filled with humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza, including tents, medicine and emergency medical equipment, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday.
The shipment includes 336 tents, 28 metric tons of food supplements, 70,000 water purification tablets, 18 emergency ventilators, medication and solar lamps.
Ahead of the summit, diplomats spent days debating whether to call for a "humanitarian pause" or "pauses".
A draft intended as a final summit declaration includes the latter, expressing the leaders' "gravest concern for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza".
The French foreign ministry reiterated its call for a "humanitarian truce" to allow for delivery of urgent aid.
Persons:
Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Tassilo Hummel, Rod Nickel
Organizations:
United Nations, REUTERS, Rights, CMA CGM Foundation, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Paris, Egypt, AFP, Brussels, Israel