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Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Israel
The humanitarian flight carrying aid from the Gift
of Givers to the Palestinian people arrived at the Ovda
Military Airport, South of Israel, today Monday 22 July
2002.
The Ilyyushin 76 aircraft left Johannesburg International
Airport on Sunday 21 July after being seen off by Foreign
Affairs Deputy Minister Aziz Pahad and Dr Sooliman of
the Gift of Givers.
According to Israeli cargo handlers, Avi-Ram Cargo,
the 70 pallets of cargo will take several hours to unload
from the aircraft to trucks. The trucks will then be
driven to the Eilat port for customs and security checking
and Ashdod on Tuesday 23 July before they are handed
over to the Palestinian Authority.
For more information contact Ronnie Mamoepa at 082
990 4853
Issued by Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
22 July 2002.
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