India dispatches 33 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon

India dispatched the first humanitarian assistance mission to Lebanon amid escalating violence from Israeli forces, the Indian External Affairs Ministry said on Friday adding that a total of 33 tons of medical supplies have been sent.

Official spokesperson for the MEA, Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X that the first shipment comprising 11 tons of medical supplies was sent out on the same



day.

The consignment includes a diverse range of pharmaceutical products such as cardiovascular, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-inflammatory agents, antibiotics anaesthetics etc for the treatment. This aid is important as the current situation in Lebanon is a humanitarian crisis where over 1.2 million citizens have been forcibly displaced due to constant attacks by Israel and evacuation orders.