TALLAHASSEE, FL (352today.com) – Israel will receive two cargo-plane-sized care packages from the State of Florida tomorrow.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday, Oct. 17, that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) shipped 85 pallets of donated supplies on those cargo planes. The governor’s office says items include medical supplies, clothing items, hygiene products and children’s toys.

Last week, the governor who is running for the GOP presidential nominee signed an executive order authorizing the use of state resources to send supplies to the Holy Land and also to rescue Floridians stranded in Israel due to the war with Hamas. The first flight transporting nearly 300 evacuees landed in Florida on Sunday.

“With the lack of leadership in Washington, we are stepping up to help our allies in Israel who are in need of supplies and our support,” said DeSantis. “As we continue to bring back Americans who were stranded in Israel when the war began, we will also keep sending the necessary health care supplies for Israel to care for those who have been injured.”

FDEM Executive Director Kevin Guthrie said the state worked with the Israeli Consulate, medical partners and hospitals in Israel to identify what items were needed most to reduce inundation and increase efficiency.

The governor’s office provided video of workers packing the planes with those supplies to the media and stated they were prepared for shipping in less than five days.

The shipment by the numbers:

  • 735 bandages
  • Nearly 5,000 hospital gowns
  • 84 IV kits
  • More than 30,000 needles
  • More than 30,000 syringes
  • 57 ventilators
  • More than 10,000 boxes of surgical gloves

In addition to the medical supplies, the state also sent “comfort items” including:

  • More than 1,000 children’s toys
  • More than 300 sleeping bags
  • More than 1,000 hygiene products
  • More than 2,000 articles of clothing