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OPT: Egypt's Red Crescent to send 3,000 tons of foodstuffs to Palestinians

Egyptian Red Crescent Society Chief Mamdouh Gabr said Tuesday 7/7/2009 the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has agreed on sending a total of 3,000 tons of food supplies from the Egyptian aid agency to the Palestinians.

Coordination is underway with the bodies concerned to transport the eight-million-pound supplies, including rice, flour and sugar to the Palestinian territories, said Gabr.

The Society will also work together with authorities in North Sinai to deliver stranded shipments of aid in Al Arish city to the Gaza Strip, he said.