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Lebanon Expects Russian Relief Aid to Arrive in Coming Days, Ambassador Says

© AP Photo / Hassan AmmarA woman holds her cat in front of a destroyed building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.
A woman holds her cat in front of a destroyed building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 02.10.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Bou Nassar expressed his gratitude to the Russian side for the assistance, stressing that Lebanon is in great need of such support at this time.
Russia has promised to send humanitarian aid to Lebanon in response to the Israeli land incursion, Lebanese Ambassador to Russia Chawki Bou Nassar told Sputnik, adding it was due to arrive in the coming days.

"Russia is making efforts for which we are grateful. [Russian Deputy Foreign Minister] Mikhail Bogdanov informed me that the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies, and Disaster Relief's plane will fly to Lebanon on Thursday to deliver various types of humanitarian aid and medical supplies, and we thank Russia for this step," the ambassador said.

Mikhail Bogdanov discussed the military and political situation in the Middle East and humanitarian aid for Lebanon during a meeting with the Lebanese ambassador on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Israeli army tanks manoeuvre in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.10.2024
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