Türkiye has loaded a ship with over 2,300 tons of humanitarian aid for Palestine and is ready to sail to Egypt to distribute the supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports citing the country’s disaster management authority.

The fleet of 109 trucks carrying 2,334 tons of humanitarian aid has been loaded onto the ship "Bestekar," which is anchored in the Mersin International Port on the north-eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southern Türkiye.

The aid was prepared with the help of 29 non-governmental organizations and coordinated by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), and Mersin Governorship.

"We will send 2,334 tons of humanitarian aid materials, including flour, pasta, water, tomato paste, sugar, tents, blankets, and hygiene materials. Palestine is our brother country. We are always standing by them,” Cenk Yildiz, the head of AFAD’s Mersin province, told Anadolu.

The ship will dock at Egypt's Al-Arish Port before delivering aid to Palestine.