Representatives of two Kuwaiti charitable organizations visited the Egyptian city of Al-Arish and the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday to follow up on the delivery of Kuwaiti humanitarian aid to the war-traumatized people of the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
The humanitarian delegation was headed by the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General and Chairman of the Kuwait-based International Islamic Charity Organization (ICO), Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq and included several officials of the IICO and the Al-Salam Association for Humanitarian and Charitable Works.<\/p>\n
In statements to KUNA following a tour of the aid warehouses, Al-Arish Hospital and Rafah Border Crossing, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Al-Salam Association Dr. Nabil Al-Aoun that the Kuwaiti delegation supervised the uploading of Kuwaiti humanitarian aid on trucks in preparation for transporting them to the Strip via the Rafah crossing point.<\/p>\n
Al-Aoun explained that 90 percent of the Kuwaiti relief aid have been entered into the Gaza Strip. The remaining 10 percent consists of large-sized electric generators in addition to solar-powered refrigerators, he said, noting that arrangements are being made to transport them to the Strip.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that the delegation oversaw the entry of 30 aid trucks loaded with tents, food supplies, blankets, in-kind materials, and clothes with a capacity of up to 700 tons into the Strip.<\/p>\n
He unveiled that the IICO and the Al-Salam Association have built a displaced camp including a thousand tents inside the Gaza Strip and plan to construct four others including two of wood and iron panels.<\/p>\n
Source: KUNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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