- Aid is part of the Saudi air bridge launched this week as the number of people displaced by Israeli aggression in Lebanon continues to swell
Arab News
RIYADH: The fourth relief plane carrying Saudi humanitarian aid to Lebanon arrived at Beirut International Airport late Wednesday, the Saudi Press Agency said.
The relief aid is part of the Saudi air bridge launched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in response to Lebanon’s growing number of people displaced by Israel’s air strikes on Hezbollah and Palestinian targets in Lebanon.
The first Saudi aid plane arrived in Beirut on Oct. 13, carrying more than 40 tonnes of food, medical supplies and relief materials. It was accompanied by a team for rescue operations.
Among the other countries that have sent aid to Lebanon are UAE, Turkiye, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Canada, Romania and France.
As of Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 2,300 people had been killed and over 746,500 internally displaced Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis.
Saudi Arabia also continues to provide humanitarian aid to those internally displaced by Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza, which the UN has estimated at 1.9 million people.
On Oct. 15, KSrelief signed a financial support memorandum worth $10 million with the International Committee of the Red Cross for humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement on X, the Saudi aid agency said financial support “is part of ongoing efforts by the Kingdom to aid the affected people of the Palestinian population and provide them with essential services.”