RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s fourth plane with aid for displaced Lebanese people arrived at Beirut International Airport late Wednesday, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The support is being carried out by the Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief in response to the growing number of people displaced by Israel’s air strikes in Lebanon.
The first Saudi Arabia plane arrived in Beirut on Oct. 13, carrying more than 40 tonnes of food, medical supplies and relief materials. It was accompanied by a team for rescue operations.
Among the other countries that have sent aid to Lebanon are the UAE, Turkiye, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Canada, Romania and France.
As of Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said more than 2,300 people had been killed and over 746,500 internally displaced in Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia also continues to provide humanitarian aid to those internally displaced by Israel’s war on Gaza, which the UN has estimated at 1.9 million people.
On Oct. 15, KSrelief signed a financial support memorandum worth $10 million with the International Committee of the Red Cross for humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement on X, the Saudi Arabia agency said financial support “is part of ongoing efforts by the Kingdom to aid the affected people of the Palestinian population and provide them with essential services.”
