• Source added that second camp will be followed by a field hospital in Rafah and another camp north of Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip

Gobran Mohamed

CAIRO: Egypt has begun setting up a second camp for the displaced in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, with a capacity of 400 tents, accommodating about 4,000 people, and equipped with electricity and toilets, a source told Al-Qahera News TV channel on Saturday.

The source added that the second camp will be followed by a field hospital in the Palestinian city of Rafah and another camp north of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

Egypt will also set up two aid distribution centers in Rafah, which is now home to a large number of displaced Palestinians.

A source indicated that the second camp will be completed at the end of this week, adding that the it comes within the framework of Egypt’s efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian Red Crescent, in cooperation with the Palestinian Red Crescent, continues with its work to set up a second camp for displaced in Khan Yunis.

The Palestine Red Crescent wrote on X on Sunday: “The Palestine Red Crescent teams, in partnership with the Egyptian Red Crescent, have completed the second phase of the Egyptian Camp for housing displaced people in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis.

“A total of 139 tents were set up, accommodating 139 families,” the Palestine Red Crescent added.