Second Aid Convoy of OIC leaves for Gaza

Jeddah, August 10, SPA -- The Department of Humanitarian Affairs of
the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) supervised on
Saturday (August 9, 2008), the dispatch of a second aid convoy, part
of a campaign to assist the Palestinian people in Gaza. The convoy
included foodstuffs, relief equipment and medicine.


The aid convoy was conducted in cooperation with the Saudi Red
Crescent Society (SRCS) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF), a
subsidiary organ of the OIC. The convoy is expected to reach Gaza by
the end of this week.


In the meantime, the OIC Department of Humanitarian Affairs is
completing preparations to dispatch a third convoy by the advent of
the holy month of Ramadan, as part of its campaign to help the
Palestinian people, according to its press release.