Amman: Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) sent an aid convoy to Syria on Monday, according to a statement. JHCO said the convoy of food and medicine was delivered to the Syrian Red Crescent at the Jaber border crossing. The Jordanian Charge d’Affaires in Damascus, Basil Kayed, was at the border.
According to Jordan News Agency, the shipment is part of a series of aid convoys Jordan plans to deliver to Syria. The shipment included 300 tons of essential food and relief supplies. The coordinator of the Disaster Management Unit at the Syrian Red Crescent in Daraa, Raafat Falouji, praised Jordan for the support and said 15 trucks carrying Jordanian aid, including relief, medical, and shelter supplies, had been received.