KUALA LUMPUR: The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Malaysia thanked the Malaysian government for contributing medical supplies to its country to fight Covid-19.
According to the embassy in a statement, the supplies came at the right time as countries around the world are battling the pandemic.
Last Wednesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar in cooperation with non-governmental organisation (NGO) Amal THZ handed a contribution comprising 1 million face masks, 500,000 rubber gloves and 500 face shields, to Ambassador of Palestine Walid Abu Ali.
"We will make sure that the contribution will reach Palestinians whether in Jerusalem, West Bank or Gaza, and Palestine's Ministry of Health will be responsible for its distribution to all the hospitals there," said the statement.
The embassy added that the aid will be sent to Palestine on Sunday (May 10) by AirAsia via the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan.
"We expressed our view to the Malaysian government on using the same flight to take home Palestinians stranded here, and Wisma Putra promised to look into it," said the embassy. –BERNAMA