The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 12/29/2008 10:37 AM
The Health Ministry is planning to send Rp 2 billion (US$181,000) in medical assistance to help Palestinians cope with the war against Israel, tempointeraktif.com reported on Monday.
Head of the ministry's crisis control department Rustam S. Pakaya said Monday the minister had allocated the funds and would dispatch the aid tommorrow (Tuesday).
"We have coordinated with the Foreign Ministry on sending the aid," he said.
On Saturday, Israeli troops began bombing raids directed at Hamas facilities in Gaza, which have so far claimed 300 lives. The Israeli cabinet has prepared to deploy 6,700 reservists to the border area. (ewd)
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