L'orient le jour - Charities hand aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, June 11 2012

By Antoine Amrieh

AKKAR, Lebanon: The Coalition of Charity organizations distributed aid Saturday to 500 Syrian refugee families in the Akkar town of Halba. The coalition of Islamic charities handed to each family two food packages and some household detergents. The aim of the campaign is to distribute 3,000 aid packages, and the coalition is carrying out its goal in installments.

The head of the coalition, Sheikh Zeid Zacharia, attended the distribution and called on refugees to have patience until they are able to return home. Zacharia added that “until then their Lebanese brothers will make every effort to care for them.” The head of the coalition also called on the Lebanese government and on Arab and Islamic governments and societies to lend a hand and help the coalition in “bearing this great burden, especially after the number of refugees in Lebanon is now close to 50,000.”    

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