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Food aid from Oman reaches Rafah crossing for Gaza

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Muscat: Oman Charitable Organisation (OCO) shipped the first batch of food aid through the Rafah crossing to the Gaza Strip.


Recently, OCO, in coordination with the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Cairo and the Egyptian Red Crescent, conducted an air bridge consisting of five aircraft to the El Arish International Airport in Egypt.


The flights shipped 100 tonnes of various foodstuffs for the Palestinian people in the occupied Gaza Strip, to be delivered through the Rafah crossing to the Palestinian Red Crescent.


OCO recently said it ensures that relief aid bound for the State of Palestine reaches its beneficiaries.


Oman Observer is now on the WhatsApp channels. Click here


Responding to concerns raised in social media, OCO recently said it directly supervises all the projects it implements in the State of Palestine, through its representative offices in the cities of Jerusalem and Gaza, and in direct coordination with the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Ramallah.


OCO also ensures that all donations reach those who deserve it.


OCO has been implementing many projects in the State of Palestine, such as schools, hospitals, colleges, homes, health laboratories, and others. Recently, the organization handed over to the Afghan Red Crescent in Afghanistan around 88 tonnes of various relief and medical aid in the wake of the damage they sustained from the recent earthquakes.


OCO has launched recently launched donation platforms for the benefit of the Palestinian people.


Various methods to make donations include: Donate via ONEIC automated payment machines, or via bank transfer


- Bank Muscat (0423010869610013)


Oman Arab Bank (3101006200500)


Omantel users can send the word “donate” to 90022, while Ooredoo users send the word 'Palestine' to 90909. Ringtone can enter the code *181*092#


OCO also said that donations are possible via www.jood.om or www.oco.org.om


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