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Israel
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
(MFA)
has
dispatched
a
shipment
of
humanitarian
aid to
assist
the
people
of Sri
Lanka. A
shipment
of
medical
equipment
and
drugs,
contributed
by the
MFA and
the
Joint
Distribution
Committee
(JDC),
in
cooperation
with the
Ministry
of
Health,
will be
delivered
today
(June
19) to
the Sri
Lankan
health
authorities.
The
humanitarian
shipment,
which
was
collected
and
organized
by
MASHAV,
the
Israel
Center
for
International
Cooperation,
will be
presented
by MFA
deputy
Director
General
for Asia
and the
Pacific,
Ruth
Kahanoff,
who is
currently
visiting
Colombo,
a press
release
issued
by the
Israel
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
said.
It
also
said the
MFA has
thus
responded
to the
request
of the
Sri
Lankan
president,
who
requested
the
assistance
of the
international
community.
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