Over £100,000 worth of medical supplies are leaving Glasgow for Gaza as the conflict continues to escalate.  

The consignment is being sent by the charity, Glasgow the Caring City (GTCC) and contains enough basic medicine to keep 33,000 people alive for a month.

Thanks to partnerships the charity has established in the region, GTCC’s aid will be fast-tracked into the stricken area by the Jordanian Military Medical Corp.

The supplies will form part of a frontline field hospital being run by the Jordanian Armed Forces, with whom Glasgow the Caring City has a long-standing and successful partnership.

Reverend Neil Galbraith from GTCC  said: "For us its the first of what we think may be several donations of what we make although with our partners but to be honest with us, I'd really see an end to the conflict so that it doesn't have to go."

In 2006 the same partnership of aid agencies successfully delivered emergency medical care on the frontlines of the Israel invasion of Lebanon.

Staff at the charity hope that the emergency aid will arrive within the next 48 hours

For more information, go to the Glasgow the Caring City website