Kuwait's Plane With 40 Aid Tons Arrives In Lebanon
Date
12/9/2024 7:08:32 PM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
By Fawaz Al-Otaibi
BEIRUT, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- The sixth Kuwaiti air bridge plane carrying 40 tons of foodstuff, medical supplies and blankets arrived in Beirut on Monday.
Speaking to KUNA, Kuwaiti Embassy Chargأ© d'Affaires to Lebanon Advisor Yassin al-Majid said this aid is offered to Lebanon upon the directives of His Highness the Amir sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to contain the displacement crisis and its repercussions. The aid is part of "Kuwait beside you" campaign.
The Kuwait Red Crescent Society is offering this aid, in coordination with Lebanese Red Cross (LRC), to deliver it to the needy of Lebanese people after the ceasefire came into effect, he said.
Meanwhile, LRC relief coordinator Yusuf Botros expressed appreciation of Lebanon and its people to Kuwait for its support in this condition.
After the ceasefire deal came into effect on November 27, delivering aid to the villages and towns affected by the Israeli occupation forces has highly needed, he told KUNA. (end)
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