Within airbridge: Egypt sends 3 jets carrying medical aid to Lebanon

CAIRO - 28 January 2021: Three Egyptian jets landed in Beirut-Rafiq Hariri International Airport Thursday carrying aid embodied in medicines, medical equipment and devices as well as baby formula.

The jets belong to the Egyptian Armed Forces, and the shipment was delivered by Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed herself in fulfillment of the instructions of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

The shipment consists of 16,000 tons of baby formula, and 15,000 tons of face masks, gloves, goggles, gowns, and others. That is in addition to 7.6 tons of medical devices.

In a joint press conference, Lebanese Minister of Health Hamad Hassan thanked Egypt for extending an airbridge with Lebanon to provide medical aid since the Beirut Port explosion in August 2020.

Egypt had also established a field hospital after the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. Minister Zayed stated that the hospital has offered medical services to 100,000 Lebanese, including free medicines and treatment.