A convoy of 25 trucks laden with food assistance left for the Palestinian territories on Sunday, upon the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah.



The trucks, carrying 400 tonnes of lentils, flour, sugar, tea and chickpeas valued at JD220,000, is the second aid shipment sent to the Palestinian territories in less than a month, upon the King's directives.



Last month, the JHCO dispatched a 27-truck convoy loaded with a similar amount of essential food supplies to the Palestinians to help them survive a severe shortage of essential commodities caused by Israel's frequent closures of crossing points.



JHCO official Rajab Zubeida said today's aid shipment was part of the Kingdom's continued support for the Palestinians, adding there would be more assistance in the near future.



Over the past few years, 200 convoys were sent to the Palestinian territories, consisting of more than 1,100 trucks loaded with some 17,000 tonnes of essential food supplies, drugs and electric appliances.



In addition, the aid included more than 30 fully-equipped ambulances, according to the JHCO.



Fathi Alwan from the Palestinian embassy said he highly valued King Abdullah's efforts and thanked the Kingdom for its continued support.



Also on Monday, a Jordanian Air Force C130 aircraft carrying 8 tonnes of relief aid left for Pakistan.



The assistance, supervised by the JHCO, is in line with the King's directives to help survivors of a massive earthquake, which rocked the country last October.



Today's shipment was the eighth plane-load dispatched by the JHCO since the earthquake.



So far, the Kingdom has sent $2 million worth of assistance to Pakistan.



It also sent a 12-strong search and rescue team and a fully equipped field hospital, which was set up in Rawalkot northeast of Islamabad.

The Jordan Times