Israel to send humanitarian aid packages to Syrian Druze in Sweida

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has ordered NIS 2 million ($594,853) of humanitarian aid to be sent to Druze in Sweida, Syria, says the Foreign Ministry, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

The assistance, funded by the Foreign Ministry, will include food packages, medical equipment, first aid kits and medicine.

The ministry does not say how aid will reach Sweida, the site of deadly violence this week, only that it will be delivered “in a targeted manner.”