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OPT: Morocco to reconstruct agronomy faculty, Al Quds hospital in Gaza

Fez - Morocco pledged to reconstruct the agronomy faculty of Al-Azhar University and the destroyed part of al Quds hospital in Gaza under two agreements signed, here Thursday, under chairmanship of king Mohammed VI.

The first agreement, signed by director of the king's private secretariat, Mohamed Mounir Majidi, and Deputy Chairman of the al-Azhar University, Youssef Joumaa Salama, provides for reconstructing the agronomy faculty of Al-Azhar Univesrity, which was destroyed during the Israeli aggression on Gaza in February, to be paid by the king.

The second agreement, which was signed by Morocco's central bank governor, Abdellatif Jouahri, representative of the Palestinian Red Crescent, Younes El Khatib, and director of Al Quds hospital, Khalid Jouda, provides for reconstructing the destroyed part of Al Quds Hospital.

The second project will be financed by the 33,57 million dirham (3.87 million dollars) donations made by the Moroccan people in the bank account opened under instructions of the monarch, chairman of Al Quds Committee.

The financing of these two projects is part of Morocco's assistance to Palestine following the recent Israeli aggression. The north African kingdom had sent emergency aids of medicines, foodstuffs and various supplies to the Palestinians.

It had also received many injured Palestinians for treatment in Morocco, and dispatched medical teams to provide care for the Palestinians in Gaza. The Moroccan multidisciplinary medical team is pursuing its action in Gaza.