The first Saudi land relief convoy is set to leave Riyadh on Monday heading for Gaza Strip en route Rafah, Egypt, Saudi Arabia's third giant move to help alleviate the sufferings of Palestinians in the aftermath of the Israeli air raids on and land siege of Gaza Strip following a sizable relief airlift from Riyadh to Rafah and medical evacuation shuttles from Rafah to Saudi hospitals. The land relief initiative comes upon directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud to continue efforts to provide relief to the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip. As are the ongoing relief airlift and air ambulance shuttles, next Monday's move is directly overseen by Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, who is also Supervisor General of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' campaign for Relief of the Palestinian People in Gaza. Dr. Saed Alorabi Al-Harthi, Advisor to the Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques' Relief Campaign for the Palestinian People in Gaza, said that the land relief convoy takes place in coordination with the relevant bodies in the two destinations. The in-kind relief aid includes dates, rice, flour, sugar, milk and canned foodstuff in addition to clothes, covers, heaters, urgent medical and emergency supplies: intra venous fluids (IVF), medical formulae and ambulances " he added. Dr. Al-Harthi stated that distribution of Saudi relief started last Thursday inside Gaza Strip through five distribution centers. Work is underway to open more distribution centers to cover all areas of the strip to ensure that all Gaza population receive Saudi relief.
