Yemen: Ghayza Airport Opened to Receive Aid

The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)
The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)
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Yemen: Ghayza Airport Opened to Receive Aid

The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)
The first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft loaded with 5,000 baskets of food arrived at Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province in Yemen. (SPA)

An official source in the Coalition Forces Command (the Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen) announced that in coordination with Yemen's legitimate government, Al-Ghayza airport in Al-Mahra province was opened to receive planes carrying relief and humanitarian aid.

The source said the first Saudi Royal Air Force aircraft had arrived loaded with 5,000 baskets of food provided by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works.

He stressed that the coalition forces have harnessed all the potential to contribute to the delivery of humanitarian aid and relief materials to the beneficiaries within Yemen.

Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah has emphasized the opening of the airport, pointing out that the center initiated the first humanitarian aid through a plane belonging to the Royal Saudi Air Force carrying 5,000 food baskets.

Dr. Rabiah also said that this initiative will facilitate the entry of aid more quickly in order to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.



Palestinian Prime Minister Says Palestinian Authority Should Run Gaza in Future

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)
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Palestinian Prime Minister Says Palestinian Authority Should Run Gaza in Future

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammed Mustafa and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-State Solution at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. (Heiko Junge/NTB/via Reuters)

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said it “will not be acceptable” for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza Strip in the future.

Mustafa made the comments on Wednesday as he visited Norway, one of three European countries that formally recognized a Palestinian state in May.

Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007, confining the Palestinian Authority’s limited self-rule to parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The US has called for a revitalized Palestinian Authority to govern both the West Bank and Gaza ahead of eventual statehood, which the Israeli government opposes.

“While we’re waiting for the ceasefire, it’s important to stress that it will not be acceptable for any entity to govern Gaza Strip but the legitimate Palestinian leadership and the government of the State of Palestine," Mustafa said.

He added that “any attempt to consolidate the separation between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, or creating transitional entities, will be rejected.”

Mustafa stressed that “we should not leave Gaza to vacuum ... We are the government of Palestine, ready to hold our responsibilities in the Gaza Strip as we did before.”