Argentina yesterday sent its first batch of humanitarian aid to the
war-hit Lebanon, officials said.
The first 2.3 tons of aid material, from the government and non-government
organizations, included food, medicine, tents and water-purification tablets.
The aid is expected to arrive in Cyprus on Friday and afterwards be transported
by boat to the Lebanese capital of Beirut by the weekend.
Gabriel Fuks, president of the White Helmets Commission, which was organizing
the aid shipments, said the second batch of shipment was scheduled for next
week. But he noted Argentina would not send any staff to Lebanon for
humanitarian aid mission.
Israel launched retaliatory attacks on Lebanon on July 12 after Lebanese
militia Hezbollah staged an incursion into the Israeli territory, killing
several soldiers and seizing two more.
The conflict has killed about 1,000 Lebanese people, and the Lebanese
government said the actual casualties were higher as many killed have been
buried in the rubble.