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Saudi Arabia Donates SR10m in Aid to Palestinians to Confront COVID-19

A Palestinian man wearing a protective mask as a measure of protection against the coronavirus COVID-19, stands in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, ahead of the Friday prayers, on March 6, 2020. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairy will inaugurate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s assistance to the Palestinian people to confront the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday at the embassy’s headquarters.

The even will take place in the presence of the director of the Palestinian National Fund Minister Ramzi Khoury; the Palestinian Ambassador to Jordan Atallah Khairy and the director of the branch of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Jordan Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Hazeem.

The aid is valued at more than SR10 million, including 12 items of medical devices and supplies that have been contracted to be procured by the KSrelief from Europe, China and others from inside Saudi Arabia.

The assistance aims at strengthening the capabilities of the Palestinian Ministry of Health to protect the Palestinian people and curb the spread of COVID-19, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

This comes as an implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Saudi Crown Prince to stand with the fraternal and friendly countries affected by this pandemic.

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