A C-130 military jet headed on Thursday to Juba Airport stocked with tents, covers, food supply and medical requirements offered by Egypt to South Sudan according to instructions by Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The Egyptian aid is offered for the second time, as Egypt supports halting struggle ongoing there and calls for self-restraint and dialogue to avoid bloodshed.
Conflicts erupted by mid-December between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and others supporting his deputy Riek Machar who is accused of planning for coup.
A recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that the South Sudan crisis is aggravating and that number of the displaced reached 413,000 since 15 December, while 74,000 people have fled to neighboring countries.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
