Saudi Arabia Initiates Air Bridge to Provide Aid to Lebanon

Sun Oct 13 2024
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has launched an “air bridge” to deliver medical supplies and food aid to Lebanon, responding to the humanitarian crisis exacerbated by recent conflicts.

A cargo plane departed from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, carrying over 40 tons of essential relief materials.

Accompanying the supplies is a relief team designated for rescue operations. Since Israel intensified its air campaign against Hezbollah strongholds on September 23, the death toll in Lebanon has risen above 1,150, with more than a million people displaced.

Other nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Turkiye, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Romania, and France, are also contributing aid to support those affected by the ongoing violence.

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