 Iraq said on December 21 it had sent a fuel tanker to Egypt to help alleviate shortages in the Gaza Strip that have hampered relief efforts amid an Israeli siege which has caused a humanitarian crisis. Zayden Khalif, an adviser to the prime minister for humanitarian affairs, said the tanker carrying 10 million litres of fuel has left BAS report for the Suez Canal, bound for Gaza, Khalif added that the Iraqi government is planning to send further aid cargos in the future. According to Gaza health officials, around 19,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7 when Hamas militants killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli authorities, and captured 240 hostages in a surprise raid. Zayden Khalif, an adviser to the prime minister for humanitarian affairs, said the tanker carrying 10 million litres of fuel has left BAS report for the Suez Canal, bound for Gaza, in the Gaza Strip, and has missing AH. Zayden Khalif, an adviser to the prime minister for humanitarian affairs, added that the tanker carrying 10 million litres of fuel has left BAS report for the Suez Canal, bound for Gaza, and has missing AH. We will continue to work with our brothers in Palestine and with the special forces in the field of electric power.