RAMALLAH, August 25, 2011 (WAFA) – Japan signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday to donate $3.3 million in food aid for the benefit of the poorest Palestinian classes in Gaza.

This donation, signed in the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs in Ramallah, comes within the framework of the food security net implemented by the ministry.

Minister of Social Affairs Magda Al-Masri said, “We appreciate the Japanese government’s continuous support to the Palestinian people in light of their suffering due to the Israel occupation, support which achieves tangible results on the ground.”

Representative of Japan to the Palestinian Authority, Nafumi Hashimoto, affirmed his country’s continuous support of Palestinians’ right to an independent state, and its commitment to providing the necessary aid to marginalized and poorest areas.

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