Iraq to send fuel to Gaza, treat wounded Palestinians

Iraq has agreed to send 10 million litres of fuel to the Gaza Strip in support of the Palestinian people, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced in a statement.

Iraq also agreed to receive wounded Palestinians from Gaza and provide them with treatment in state and private hospitals.

The Israeli army has routinely blocked the arrival of food and fuel since the start of its war on the enclave, leaving nearly all the 2.3 million people trapped in Gaza facing starvation, with the United Nations saying famine will take hold in various parts of the enclave by May.