Hezbollah Rouhama aid convoy arrives in Latakia

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen Net
12 Feb 2023 23:10
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After its departure on Sunday morning, the Rouhama convoy sent by Hezbollah from Lebanon arrives in Syria.

Hezbollah aid convoy, called Rouhama (lit. merciful), departs Lebanon to Syria to assist in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, on February 12, 2023. (Social media)

The Rouhama convoy, the convoy sent by Hezbollah from Lebanon to help those affected by the earthquake in Syria, arrived in Latakia, after its departure earlier on Sunday morning.

The head of the Hezbollah Executive Council, Hashim Safi Al-Din, announced sending the first batch of aid to Latakia, to be followed by other convoys to Aleppo and other Syrian regions.

رئيس المجلس التنفيذي لـ #حزب_الله السيد هاشم صفي الدين: "نعاهد أهلنا في سوريا أن نكون دائماً إلى جانبهم ومعهم في هذا التحدي الكارثي"#سوريا #زلزال_سوريا #زلزال_ترکیا_وسوريا #زلزال_الشرق_الأوسط #سوريا_وتركيا_إرادة_حياة pic.twitter.com/gYNV6jjoG9
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) February 12, 2023

Safi Al-Din said, "The affected people need all the help they can get, and Syria has always stood by Lebanon in its ordeals," He also pledged to the Syrian people to "always stand by them, and with them in this disastrous challenge."

قافلة حزب الله من مساعدات إنسانية وصحية وغذائية:″ رحماء″ تعبر ضهر البيدر للاذقية
كانت سبقتها منذ أيام قافلة من سيارات إسعاف مجهزة بطاقم وتجهيزات طبية
ويتم تحضير قافلة أخرى لتتوجه قريباً ل حلب
هذا أقل الواجب اتجاه الأهل المنكوبين جرَّاء الزلزال
لنرفع الصوت رفضاً لحصار قيصر الجائر. pic.twitter.com/YsQ4ioeGFG
— Bassam Jomaa (@BJoamaa) February 12, 2023

The Hezbollah official further stressed that "the West revealed the culture to which it belongs, and confirmed that it perpetuates false slogans in defending human rights."

Hezbollah sends aid convoys to quake-hit Syria

Hezbollah, on February 8, revealed that it sent convoys of humanitarian aid to earthquake-affected areas in Syria, in light of the catastrophic earthquake that struck the Arab country amid the inhumane Western sanctions.

Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, told Lebanon's Al-Manar television channel that countries around the world must rush to send rescue workers, equipment, and aid to earthquake victims.

Qassem offered his condolences to Syria and the Syrian government, announcing that Hezbollah has dispatched convoys of humanitarian aid to quake-hit areas.

He argued that US sanctions, backed by most Arab countries, are hindering relief and rescue operations, adding that the coercive measures violate fundamental humanitarian principles.

The top Hezbollah official emphasized that the West must understand that Syrians are united in their fight against Takfiri militant groups. He also emphasized that Hezbollah is standing by Syria and Turkey in the aftermath of the tragic incident.