KSrelief Delivers Food Aid to Aden, Marib within Ramadan Project

KSrelief Delivers Food Aid to Aden, Marib within Ramadan Project
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KSrelief Delivers Food Aid to Aden, Marib within Ramadan Project

KSrelief Delivers Food Aid to Aden, Marib within Ramadan Project

Saudi King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed food aid in Yemen's Aden and Marib governorates.

The team distributed 150 food baskets in extension to aid delivered before to families affected by the floods in Aden.

The 11-ton aid has benefited 150 families.

Meanwhile in Marib, the Riyadh-based center distributed 670 food baskets to the displaced people.

The aid has reached up to 318 families.

The aid comes within the food baskets project implemented by the KSrelief during the holy month of Ramadan.

Separately, the Saudi center issued a statement on Wednesday saying it should be the sole authority responsible of collecting relief, charitable or humanitarian donations, whether it was originated by government or public, to deliver it to those in need outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This came after some organizations were reported to be collecting donations for some countries, societies, institutions or associations, which is contrary to orders issued in this regard.

In its statement, the center called on everyone not to respond to what is circulated in posts or clips through some media outlets, stressing that people should not get engaged in suspicious operations that fall within money laundering or terrorism financing and others, and that donations must be through the official authorized body, which is King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.



Biden Calls Israeli Strike that killed Nasrallah a ‘Measure of Justice’

Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
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Biden Calls Israeli Strike that killed Nasrallah a ‘Measure of Justice’

Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
Rubble of damaged buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush

US President Joe Biden on Saturday called the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah a “measure of justice.”

The comments came after Hezbollah confirmed earlier Saturday that Nasrallah, one of the group’s founders, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.

Biden noted that the operation to take out Nasrallah took place in the broader context of the conflict that began with Hamas’ attack on Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023.

“Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to join hands with Hamas and open what he called a ‘northern front’ against Israel,” Biden said in a statement.

He also noted that Hezbollah under Nasrallah’s watch has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans.

The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of the families of US diplomats who are not employed by the embassy in Beirut. It also authorized the departure of those who are, as well as nonessential employees because of “the volatile and unpredictable security situation” in Lebanon’s capital.

The State Department has previously advised American citizens to consider leaving Lebanon and reiterated its warning against all travel to the country.

“Due to the increased volatility following airstrikes within Beirut and the volatile and unpredictable security situation throughout Lebanon, the US Embassy urges US citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available,” the department said in a statement Saturday.

The State Department routinely orders or authorizes the departure of nonessential embassy staffers and the families of diplomats when security conditions in the country where they are posted deteriorate.

An ordered departure is not technically an evacuation but does require those affected to leave. An authorized departure allows those affected to leave the country voluntarily at government expense.