Jordan to send aid to Gaza on daily basis
31/12/2008 17:20
Jordan will start a land bridge to deliver aid to Gaza Strip on daily
basis, daily The Jordan Times reported today.
The daily delivery will include
10 trucks loaded with medical equipment and donations by the Jordanian people,
the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) spokesperson Mohammad Kilani
was quoted as saying.
"No sooner had the door been opened for donations for
the besieged Palestinians in Gaza than in-kind and cash donations poured in from
citizens, public and private institutions and civil society institutions,"
Kilani said.
On Monday, Jordan sent to Gaza its first convoy of 16 trucks
carrying medical and food packages in addition to some 1,000 blood units donated
by Jordanians.
Israel last Saturday started launching massive air raids on
the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, killing 380 Palestinians and injuring 1, 700
others.
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