KSrelief Signs $25 Million Food Aid Agreement with WFP for Yemen

The agreement was signed at the Donors' Conference to Support Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region in Jeddah - SPA
The agreement was signed at the Donors' Conference to Support Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region in Jeddah - SPA
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KSrelief Signs $25 Million Food Aid Agreement with WFP for Yemen

The agreement was signed at the Donors' Conference to Support Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region in Jeddah - SPA
The agreement was signed at the Donors' Conference to Support Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region in Jeddah - SPA

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed on Saturday a cooperation agreement with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to provide $25 million in food aid to the most vulnerable families in Yemen.
The agreement was signed at the Donors' Conference to Support Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region, held in Jeddah, by Senior Advisor for Medical and Humanitarian Research at KSrelief Dr. Ziyad bin Ahmed Meemish and WFP's Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Carl Skau, according to SPA.
Advisor to the Royal Court and KSrelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah attended the signing ceremony.
Under the terms of the agreement, 13,798 tons of essential food items will be distributed, and the program will support activities that drive resilience by providing conditional financial assistance to participating families, aimed at establishing and rehabilitating resources that support the food chain over six cycles.
This includes the rehabilitation of agricultural lands, construction of water barriers, and provision of equipment needed by fishermen.
The initiative will directly benefit 546,364 individuals and indirectly assist 57,313 individuals in the governorates of Hudaydah, Dhale, Marib, Al-Bayda, Hadhramaut, Al-Mahrah, and Socotra.
This agreement reflects the ongoing commitment of the Kingdom to alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people amid their humanitarian crisis, and to enhancing food security.



Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs once Again

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
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Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs once Again

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs again on Friday after evacuation warnings were issued to residents prior to the attacks by an Israeli spokesman.
The Israeli army issued evacuation orders to residents in the areas of al-Hadath and Haret Hreik, as well as several villages in Lebanon’s south requesting they move to north of Awwali River.
When it issues such a warning, Israel cites alleged presence of Hezbollah fighters or infrastructure in civilian areas as a justification for its airstrikes.
Avichay Adraee, spokesperson for the Israeli army, issued an evacuation warning to the residents of the towns of Tayba, Aadchit, Qusayr, and Deir Seryan, as well as to the residents of the towns of Burj al-Shamali and Maashuq in southern Lebanon.
He also requested the evacuation of residents from specific buildings in Hadath and Haret Hreik in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Later during the day, Lebanon’s health ministry said two medics were killed in the Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanon town.

Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,583 people and wounded 15,244 in Lebanon since October 2023, with 25 fatalities reported on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said on Thursday.