The Lebanese army received a donation of 22 tons of food from Morocco on Saturday morning, the troop announced.
“Two planes landed this morning at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, loaded with 22 tons of food provided by King Mohammed VI as a gift to the army. They are among the eight planes which over the next few days will transport 90 tons in total, “the Lebanese army said in a statement. “Upon receiving this donation, the representative of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army General Joseph Aoun expressed his sincere thanks to King Mohammed VI for his precious initiative and wished prosperity and progress to the Kingdom of Morocco”, the troop concludes.
Lebanon has been experiencing a serious economic and financial crisis since the summer of 2019, exacerbated by a political impasse that has left the country without a government for almost eight months, following the resignation of Prime Minister Hassane Diab in the wake of the deadly explosion of August 4 at the port of Beirut. The head of the Lebanese army, General Joseph Aoun, recently sounded the alarm by calling on those responsible for the difficult conditions faced by the army, which must undergo budget cuts and the impact of the crisis economic and financial on the salaries of the military.
