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The Palestinian government provides humanitarian assistance to the Indonesian government for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the cities of Palu and Donggala, Central Sulawesi. The 21 truck assistance consists of food, drinks, electricity generating equipment and baby needs. The Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia, Zuhair Al Shun, in a press release at the Palestinian Embassy office in Jakarta on Thursday (11/10) said that the aids from the Palestinian people and nation is a form of brotherhood between the two countries. On the same occasion, the Director General of the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency / PICA, Imad Al Zuhairi said the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave direct instructions to the agency to provide assistance to areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

"Initially, we receive direct instructions from President Mahmoud Abbas to immediately move to provide assistance to the areas affected by earthquake and tsunami. Based on information received from the Indonesian government , the location is still isolated and it is impossible for us to reach it. So it hampers our movement. So we carry out the second plan which is to give the assistance here in Jakarta only," Imad Al Zuhairi.

Imad Al Zuhairi added that the Palestinian government would continue to provide assistance to the Indonesian government not only during the disaster but also during post-disaster recovery. (VOI/Viqran/AHM)