170 tons of aid from Saudi Arabia enter Gaza strip

Rafah, January 20, SPA -- A Saudi relief convoy comprising of 7
trucks loaded with 170 tons of medicines and medical supplies,
blankets and children's clothing, a generator as well as other
quantities of food and baby milk reached Rafah crossing today to be
distributed later to Palestinians in Gaza,Dr. Khalid Al-Hebshi, head
of Saudi medical relief team told Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The convoy marked the start of the land-lift , which was
launched by Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to help the
brothers in Gaza who are suffering from a severe lack of medicines,
food and clothes.

He said that the Saudi Red Crescent Authority is playing
a coordination role to facilitate the convoy entrance into the Gaza
Strip as a part of its supervision over Saudi aid and assistance
ordered by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz.
Dr. Hebshi said the Saudi Relief Team in Rafah and
Al-Arish in Egypt since the outbreak of war in Gaza, provided spare
parts for broken hospital electricity generators which have been
delivered through the Rafah crossing.
--SPA