"The [Il-76] plane delivered a load of tents weighting in total 30 metric tons," the spokesman said adding that the assistance is rendered upon the request of the Palestinian government due to poor humanitarian situation in the region.
The plane landed at an airport in Jordan's capital of Amman, he said, from where the humanitarian cargo will be transported to Gaza by trucks.
This is the second Russian plane with humanitarian aid to Gaza this week as on June 24 Russia delivered to the region 30 metric tons of food and medicine.
This week Israel closed Gaza border crossings again after Palestinian militants launched mortars at the south of the Jewish state, violating the Egypt-sponsored truce deal reached last week.
As a result of the shelling, the Israeli military decided to cancel the scheduled opening of all but one of its Gaza border crossings due to security concerns, putting an end to supplies of food and other essential items.
