Kuwait delivers 7,000 food packages to displaced families in Gaza Strip

GAZA, Sept 12 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced Friday delivery of 7,000 food packages to displaced Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip.
The KRCS relief team delivered the Kuwaiti food aid to around 500 families in a number of North Gaza's districts, including Shujaiyya, Deir Al-Balah, Gaza City, and eastern Rafah, in addition to delivering 2,500 food packages to families in Beit Hanoun in northeast Gaza.
The Kuwaiti team also handed 200 presents to children living in UN-run school shelters in several areas of the Strip, including Jabalia camp, Shujaiyya, Deir Al-Balah, Khuza'a village, and Rafah City in southern Gaza. The team also handed food packages to a large number of workers from several municipalities in the Strip.
The KRCS team, headed by Khaled Al-Zaid, arrived to the Gaza Strip late Thursday carrying 7,000 food packages, as well as an accompanied medical team of 12 male and female physicians, for aid and relief of displaced families.
The Egyptian authorities allowed the Kuwaiti medical team to enter the Gaza Strip via Rafah Crossing, noted radio stations. (end) mzt.ma