Saudi aid to Palestinians hailed

Gaza, November 19, SPA -- The second phase of the Saudi aid provided
by the Saudi Committee for the Relief of the Palestinian People
supervised by Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister, has
been launched. The aid included the baskets and various food stuffs
meeting the necessary needs of the affected people in Gaza strip.

Jamal Hamad, the media official at the United Nations Relief and Work
Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza said the program of the Saudi Committee for
the Relief of the Palestinian People is part of an agreement to
support a number of projects and programs to provide food, medicines,
medical supplies and fuel with a total value of USD6 million.

The UN official hailed the support provided by the kingdom to people
in Gaza and the Palestinian camps in Lebanon.