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AMMAN, June 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Sheikh Faisal
Al-Homoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah on Wednesday presented to Senior Regional
Representative of UN Relief and Works Agency For Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA),
Peter Ford, 11 convoys of aid.
The convoys carried 220 tons of humanitarian assistance, blankets and tents
presented from Kuwait to those in need among the Palestinians in Gaza Strip,
said Sheikh Faisal Al-Sabah at a ceremony held for the hand-over of the relief
supplies.
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) prepared the convoys, delivered the aid
to Jordan and handed the supplies to the UNRWA, in cooperation with Jordanian
Hashemite Charity Organization and Jordan Red Crescent (JRC).
Al-Sabah praised the Kuwaiti leadership, namely His Highness the Amir
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, for supporting and helping those in
need in the Islamic and Arab worlds.
"The contribution of aid to our brothers in Palestine," Al-Sabah said, "is
intended to taper off their hardships resulting from the Isreali attacks," he
said.
Ambassador Al-Sabah praised the role of both the Jordanian Hashemite
Charity Organization and JRC for sending relief supplies to the Palestinians.
On his behalf, Ford expressed his appreciation for the Kuwaiti
contributions, which reached USD 34 million. (end)
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