Israel Sends Urgent Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan
Israel's MASHAV agency provides critical medical supplies, water purification equipment and food aid to South Sudan amid severe cholera outbreak and humanitarian crisis.
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South Sudan is currently battling a severe cholera outbreak, facing dire shortages in food, medicine, and clean water. In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis, Israel’s national aid agency MASHAV, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced it will provide urgent humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities across the country.
The aid package, authorized by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, will include critical medical supplies, water purification equipment, protective gear such as gloves and face masks, as well as hygiene kits designed to prevent the spread of cholera. Food packages will also be distributed to families in need.
Israel is partnering with the Israeli NGO IsraAID, which has been operating on the ground in South Sudan for years, to ensure the supplies reach those most in need quickly and efficiently.
Foreign Minister Sa’ar emphasized Israel’s commitment to standing with its allies in times of crisis: “Israel stands by its friends in their hour of need.”
The announcement follows recent high-level talks in Jerusalem between Minister Sa’ar and South Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Monday Semaya Kumba, who discussed the worsening humanitarian situation fueled by both the cholera outbreak and the influx of refugees fleeing the war in neighboring Sudan.