"The aid consists of basic food stuffs, baby food and supplements, medicine and primary care materials needed by doctors," Hungarian foreign ministry spokesman Viktor Polgar said.

The aid was sent at the request of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. In a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, Siniora also informed Gyurcsany of the latest developments in the Middle East, Polgar said.

The Lebanese government had also requested international aid of tents, electricity generators, water purifying equipment and fire-fighting equipment, Polgar added.