Morocco king orders deployment of food aid to Gaza, Jerusalem

RABAT – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, ordered on Tuesday the deployment of a humanitarian food aid operation for the Palestinian population in Gaza and the Holy City of Al Quds, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates.

This aid, which coincides with the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, aims to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian populations, notably their most vulnerable sections, said the statement.

The humanitarian aid consists of over 40 tons of foodstuffs, including basic foodstuffs.

Besides the institutional aid, deployed notably through the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, the Moroccan monarch has covered, from the Sovereign’s personal funds, a large part of the dispatched aid, particularly the aid delivered to babies and young children, underlined the same source.

The ministry pointed out that since the outbreak of armed hostilities more than five months ago, Morocco is the first country to dispatch, through this unprecedented land route, its humanitarian aid which will be delivered directly to recipient populations.

King Mohammed VI has also given instructions to Bayt Mal Al Quds Agency to provide a humanitarian aid to the populations of Holy City of Jerusalem.

Some 2,000 food baskets for 2,000 Al Quds families will be distributed and 1,000 meals will be served daily for Palestinians in the City. The aid also provides for setting up an emergency coordination room in the Jerusalem Hospital.

This large-scale humanitarian operation for Palestinian populations confirms the effective commitment and continued solicitude of King Mohammed VI for the Palestinian cause, concluded the statement.