Official visit, charity projects symbolize Palestine’s position in Kuwaitis’ hearts

Official visit, charity projects symbolize Palestine’s position in Kuwaitis’ hearts

RAMALLAH: The Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation (KAPF), in collaboration with the Kuwait Relief Society, distributed 2,400 food baskets to needy people and medical devices to patients in the West Bank city of Nablus. Charge d’Affairs of the Kuwait Embassy in Jordan Mubarak Al-Hajri told KUNA on Saturday that the distribution of the aid aims to support the resilience of the Palestinian people. He pointed out that more Kuwait aid campaigns would follow. Kuwaiti charitable activities cover all the West Bank governorates including the occupied Jerusalem as well as Gaza Strip, he said. “Kuwaiti people and leadership view the Palestinian people as one with our people and we believe they are worthy of our assistance,” he said.

Head of the Solidarity Charitable Association, Alaa Maqbool, said: “More than 2,400 food parcels were distributed to the families of orphans and the needy registered with the association.” Maqbool added that this project worth $115,000 came under difficult economic conditions that Palestine, and Nablus in particular, suffer from due to the repeated occupation siege. The distributed medical devices included wheelchairs, portable oxygen concentrator machines, ventilators, hospital beds and prosthetics. “The aid warmed the hearts of the beneficiaries and brought happiness to the souls of every