Palestine honors its relief team for its role in supporting those affected by the earthquake in Syria

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Today, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs honored the relief team that participated in search and rescue operations, providing medical treatment and psychological support, and relief aid to those affected by the earthquake in Syria.

WAFA news agency quoted Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki as saying: We honor today the State of Palestine team for intervention and urgent response in appreciation of its tremendous efforts during its mission in Syria, as its members carried out their work in the governorates of Lattakia and Aleppo seriously and professionally, and they were at the highest degree of responsibility in actual expression. About solidarity with brothers in Syria.

Al-Maliki explained that the team carried out search and rescue operations, medical operations, and psychological support programs, in addition to establishing field clinics, providing treatment to patients, distributing humanitarian and food aid to shelter centers, and organizing various activities related to those whose homes were destroyed and lost their property among Syrian citizens as well as Palestinians in camps. seek refuge.

Al-Maliki expressed his thanks to the Syrian government for all its support and cooperation to facilitate the team's work, and also thanks to the Palestinian embassies in Damascus and Amman for providing the necessary support for the success of the team's mission.

For his part, Interior Minister Ziyad Hab al-Rih said: The work of the team was integrated and we are proud of it for being the best representation of Palestine, and it expressed the humanitarian values ​​of the Palestinian people, as it does not hesitate to participate in any effort to support the brotherly peoples, explaining that Palestine will be present to support any humanitarian effort in the world. Which enhances its presence and position at all levels.

In turn, the General Supervisor of Official Media, Minister Ahmed Assaf, indicated that the success of the team in its mission confirms that the Palestinian people are able to provide assistance, and have a high willingness to contribute to healing the wounds of brothers and friends despite the crimes, siege and killing they are exposed to by the Israeli occupation forces, expressing Every Palestinian is proud of this participation.

For his part, the President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, Younes Al-Khatib, indicated that the team showed a bright image of Palestine in the most crises that passed through our world and worked with a high patriotic spirit, indicating that the Society is present in most refugee camps in countries, especially in Syria, which allowed it to be present In the first moments of the earthquake.

The Palestinian relief team, which included specialized doctors and surgeons, experts from the Red Crescent and Civil Defense, and a crew from the Radio and Television Corporation, completed its humanitarian mission in Syria on the 16th of this month, as it worked in the governorates of Lattakia and Aleppo over a period of 8 days alongside the Syrian and international teams in operations. Search and rescue, providing medical treatment, psychological support and relief aid to those affected by the earthquake.

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