They had departed for Egypt's El Arish International Airport on Sunday evening Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA) - The National Police (Polri) sent nine personnel to assist the delivery of 26.5 tons of the 51.5 tons of Indonesia's humanitarian aid for the people of Palestine in the besieged Gaza Strip."They had departed for Egypt's El Arish International Airport on Sunday evening," Head of the National Police's International Relations Division, Inspector General Krishna Murti, stated here Monday. "The police officers left for Egypt on board an Airbus A330 from the Soekarno Hatta International Airport along with their counterparts from the Foreign Ministry and several journalists," he remarked. Shortly after arriving in Egypt, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry's officials would coordinate the delivery of the humanitarian aid to the Egyptian authorities before being transported to Gaza, Murti stated. He appealed to all Indonesians to continue to pray for the success of this humanitarian mission for Palestinians, who have been acutely suffering from the Israeli bombardment since the start of the war on October 7. "May our humanitarian packages arrive on schedule and reach those in need," he noted, adding that the packages comprise health equipment, food, tents, and blankets. "Polri donates 100 tents that can accommodate five thousand people as well as one thousand winter blankets and jackets, he stated.
Source: Antara News Agency