EXCLUSIVE: Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse launches 767 airlift of food, aid for Gaza families amid war

Rev Franklin Graham s Christian relief organization Samaritan s Purse launched its inaugural cargo aircraft Friday carrying packets of vitamin-fortified food thousands of blankets and solar lights for women and children in Gaza the humanitarian ministry's latest aid mission to the war-torn region In an sole declaration to Fox News Digital Graham declared the relief effort comes amid continuing instability Gaza is a very volatile place it is still dangerous There are more than million people there who need help Graham reported What Hamas did was horrendous It was a massacre Not only did they take innocent civilians hostage from Israel on October they have also held the entire population of Gaza hostage for years Hamas has got to go He added the plane s mission was driven by a desire to show compassion in a time of problem GAZA HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE US-BACKED AID GROUP At present we are taking over packets of food loaded with protein and fortified with vitamins as well as thousands of solar lights and blankets for families who have lost so much he mentioned Pray with us for the people in Gaza that this cargo will be helping The shipment departed Friday morning from the organization s Airlift Response Center in Greensboro North Carolina Before takeoff Graham joined staff and flight crew on the tarmac bowing in prayer beside the towering white jet that marks a new chapter in the relief group s aviation fleet Edward Graham Samaritan s Purse COO and Franklin Graham s youngest son called Gaza one of the the greater part challenging places to work in the world and thanked staff for serving despite danger US-BACKED GAZA AID GROUP LAUNCHES RESERVATION SYSTEM AFTER TRUMP CALLS FOR INNOVATION IN WARZONE DELIVERIES The fact that Samaritan s Purse is able to help there and show the love of God to the people of Gaza is something that only He could do Edward Graham disclosed I m thankful for our staff who are willing to go and that their hearts are broken and pierced by the things that break the heart of Jesus Christ The group s latest airlift comes nearly two years after the outbreak of war which has left families across Gaza without consistent access to food electricity or medicine Samaritan s Purse began working in the region directly after the fighting erupted sending doctors nurses and urgency aid Since then the organization says it has delivered more than tons of food and distributed over one million rations to civilians while curative teams have treated more than patients SHE FED K GAZAN FAMILIES FOR FREE NOW TERRORISTS AND LOCAL MERCHANTS WANT HER DEADThis newest shipment continues their work with a particular focus on children and women left vulnerable by the ongoing conflict The cargo included not only food but also solar-powered lanterns to provide light in communities where power has been cut and blankets for families who lost homes or belongings The effort reflects a long-standing strategy by the North Carolina-based relief group to use its fleet of planes to deliver supplies to hard-hit areas around the world In new years Samaritan s Purse has deployed mobile field hospitals to Ukraine distributed emergency shelter kits in Sudan and helped earthquake survivors in Haiti The addition of the wide-body gives the ministry greater reach allowing it to deliver larger relief shipments on fewer flights Franklin Graham declared that kind of funding was necessary given the scope of human suffering seen in Gaza and Israel This is about showing God s love to people who are hurting he noted It s about letting them know they are not forgotten The organization has also worked in Israel where communities remain shaken from Hamas s Oct terror attack and the months of war that followed Samaritan s Purse has pledged ambulances of them armored to Magen David Adom Israel s emergency diagnostic amenity and is supporting major construction projects including ambulance response stations and area centers equipped with bomb shelters Former Arkansas Gov and Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee praised the effort Friday writing on X that Samaritan s Purse is the the greater part efficient and effective accident response organization on the planet The is expected to deliver the food and supplies to distribution partners on the ground in Gaza in the coming days Samaritan s Purse declared additional relief flights are planned as conditions allow CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP This is not a one-time effort Franklin Graham revealed As long as people are suffering we will continue to go