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Under the directions of President Sheikh Mohamed, the UAE has launched a national relief campaign dubbed "UAE with you, Lebanon" to support the Lebanese people "amid the current field escalation", WAM said on Saturday.
Upon presidential orders to offer $100 million worth of urgent humanitarian aid to Lebanon, the UAE has collaborated with World Health Organization (WHO) and sent an aircraft with 40 tonnes of urgent medical supplies to Lebanon on Friday.
The plane which took off from Dubai is the first one in this relief campaign, WAM said.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called the UAE President to thank him for the generous gesture to give $100 million worth of urgent relief aid to Lebanon.
President Sheikh Mohamed reaffirmed the UAE's stance to support the Lebanese people as well as Lebanon's unity and sovereignty. He called for international collaboration to reach a ceasefire and provide security to civilians according to International Law.
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