A seventh Jordanian relief plane of the Jordanian Royal Air Force has landed in Beirut Airport carrying about 16 tons of food, medical equipment and furnishings for the military field hospital opened by the Jordan Armed Forces and the Hashemite Charity Organization.

The aid from Jordan follows His Majesty King Abdullah II's urgent call to end the suffering of Lebanese civilians. Charge d'Affaires at the Jordanian embassy in Beirut Mohamed Al Fayez told said that the plane is the seventh since the beginning of Jordan's airlift relief, which began last Wednesday.

Al Fayez said more Jordanian planes were scheduled to arrive today and again on Monday. The Higher Commission for Relief in Lebanon will handle the distribution of medicine and the relief aid to all regions, especially in the southern areas of Lebanon, he said.

He called on Jordanian citizens in southern Lebanon to contact the Jordanian embassy so that the embassy can facilitate their transport to Beirut and urged them to provide the embassy with their phone numbers so that the embassy, along with the Hariri Foundation, can ensure their safe passage.

Al Fayez said the Lebanese people have welcomed the opening of the field hospital, which was opened by Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education Khaled Qabbani.