Saudi relief planes arrive in Al-Areesh

Al-Areesh, Egypt, December 30 , SPA -- Upon directives of the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud, two cargo Saudi planes, laden with more than 20 tons of
medicines and medical appliances, arrived at the airport of the
Egyptian city of Al-Areesh.

In a statement on the occasion, Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Saudi Red Crescent Commission, said the
move comes within the assistance offered by the Kingdom to the needy
in Palestine in line with directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques.

In addition to that, Saudi flying ambulances were allocated to
airlift Palestinian injured to Saudi hospitals to receive the
necessary medical treatment, he said.

He reminded that, in this context, two highly-equipped medical
evacuation planes arrived in Al-Areesh yesterday to pick the injured.
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