JAKARTA - The Indonesian Government's Humanitarian Assistance to Palestine arrived at Cairo International Airport, Egypt on Thursday, April 4 at 10.00 a.m. local time. The humanitarian aid arrived in Cairo after traveling for approximately 12 hours using Garuda Indonesia type A330-900 aircraft which also brought the Indonesian delegation to humanitarian missions. The delegation led by the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency, Lieutenant General TNI Suharyanto, brought 15.1 billion rupiah in human assistance consisting of medicines, medical devices, logistics, and other goods according to the request contained in the diplomatic note sent by the Government of Egypt to the Government of Indonesia. This assistance to Palestine was provided through the Government of Egypt considering that there were approximately one and a half million Palestinian refugees who were in the City of Rafah, Egypt. In addition, several hospitals in Egypt also treated conflict victims in the Palestinian region. The delivery of this assistance was carried out on the orders of President Joko Widodo. At the time of the release of humanitarian assistance carried out the previous day Wednesday 3 April at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Jokowi said this assistance demonstrates the commitment of the Government of Indonesia to maintain world peace and be actively involved in various humanitarian missions, both due to war and disaster. The head of BNPB symbolically handed over humanitarian assistance to representatives of the Egyptian Health Ministry. Suhariyanto hopes that the assistance provided by the Government of Indonesia to the Government of Palestine through the Egyptian Government can be beneficial for displaced and treated Palestinians in the Egyptian region. "Hopefully this assistance can slightly ease of relief from the Palestinian people due to the conflict in the Gaza region," he said. He also hopes that this aid delivery can establish a closer relationship between Indonesia and Egypt that has been running well so far.
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Meanwhile, representatives of the Egyptian Ministry of Health would like to thank the Government of Indonesia for supporting its country's efforts to help Palestinians. "Thank you to the Government of Indonesia for supporting us, especially in terms of medicines and medical devices, to care for and deal with Palestinians who are victims of conflict," he explained.
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