AMMAN, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Sunday dispatched humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip and West Bank, according to the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO).
The 30-truck convoy is laden with 390 tonnes of stationary, foodstuff, apparel, medical supplies, blankets, mattresses, heaters and other commodities, JHCO spokesperson Mohammad Kilani told Xinhua.
According to Kilani, the convoy is expected to arrive on Monday in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
In Gaza, the aid will be distributed through United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), while in the West Bank it will be distributed by charitable organizations, he added.
JHCO Secretary General Ahmad Amian said loads of 25 trucks are donated by the Qatar Charity, a non-government organization established in 1992, while the rest of the aid are donated by other Arab and international charities.
The JHCO said the convoy is the largest sent since the 22-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip earlier this year, adding that the aid is meant to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians in the coastal enclave in light of the siege imposed on Gaza.
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