A Lebanese relief plane Sunday arrived at Jordan's capital of Amman to send humanitarian aids to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, said a Jordanian charity group.
The plane, which carried 20 tons of medicine, medical supplies, and blankets, was received by the Jordanian Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO).
According to the JHCO, the relief aid will be delivered to the Palestinians through Jordan's King Hussein Bridge in cooperation with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
A Lebanese delegation including Health Minister Mohammad Khalifa, Social Affairs Minister Mario Aoun and State Minister Khaled Kabbani also arrived aboard the plane.
Jordanian Health Minister Salah Mawajdeh described the situation in Gaza as catastrophic and called for concerted Arab efforts to provide medicine and foods to the Palestinians.
He also expressed Jordan's readiness to provide medical treatment for Palestinians from Gaza in Jordan.
On Saturday, Israel's ground troops entered the Gaza Strip ruled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) for the second phase of offensive on the militant group after eight days of air strikes.
Israel's military action, aimed at retaliating for Hamas militants' rocket attacks into Israel, has so far killed some 480 Palestinians and wounded more than 2,400 others.
Source:Xinhua
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