SEPANG, Dec 18 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah witnessed the preparations for Malaysia's third delivery of the Ops Ihsan humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) cargo terminal today.
His Majesty, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, spent an hour inspecting the items at the terminal's warehouse and those loaded onto the specially chartered cargo aircraft.
According to Wisma Putra, the delivery this time involved 60 tonnes of items, comprising 35.57 tonnes of medical goods, 6.62 tonnes of ready-to-eat food items, 4.35 tonnes of baby items and 13.46 tonnes of items for winter use, like mattresses and blankets.
With this third delivery, Malaysia has sent 100 tonnes of items as humanitarian aid after the first and second deliveries, each involving goods weighing 20 tonnes.
The special aircraft is expected to leave KLIA early tomorrow morning and land at the Al-Arish Military Airport in Egypt on the same day.
"The aid will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society to be channelled to Palestinians in Gaza,” it said in a statement.
The inter-agency collaboration with the non-governmental organisation ensures the process of delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza is more structured, integrated, and effective under the ministry's supervision.
In his speech, Zahid said Ops Ihsan has proven to be effective through the structured and efficient management and use of resources and expertise of the various organisations involved.
"This maiden collaboration has been successful. This collaboration has managed to prevent overlapping and misappropriation to ensure the aid provided met their requirements and reached those in need,” he said.
— Bernama
