BEIJING, Oct 21 (APP): China’s emergency humanitarian medical supplies to Lebanon, including anesthetics, disposable tracheal intubation tubes, surgical gowns, oxygen masks, arrived in Beirut on Monday.
A plane with the 3,601 boxes of medical supplies from China touched down at Beirut International Airport at around 11:48 a.m.local time.
Earlier this month, the China International Development Cooperation Agency promised emergency humanitarian medical supplies to Lebanon at the request of the Lebanese government amid the escalation of fighting between Lebanon and Israel, CGTN reported.
Since Sept. 23, the Israeli army has launched an intensive air attack on Lebanon, marking a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah.
Israel intensified its raids and shelling in southern and eastern regions of Lebanon, as well as Mount Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. Earlier this month, Israel announced the launch of a ground operation near the border with southern Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, since October 2023, clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have resulted in more than 2,400 deaths and over 11,000 injuries.
