A donation event held on Saturday at Expo City Dubai as part of the "UAE Stands with Lebanon" campaign collected 200 tonnes of food and relief materials from different social sectors to mitigate the current humanitarian crisis in Lebanon.
The Lebanese are suffering from the impact of the escalating conflict between and Israel and Hezbollah.
The offline donation event was held from 09:00 to 13:00 on Saturday, with about 4,000 volunteers delivering service on site.
"We are very thankful for UAE country to always giving the hope and the support to our people here in UAE. And [we have] to support them even, because if they are supporting us, we need to support them even to help the people pack in the stuff, whatever they need. We [volunteers] are here to help them to package [the stuff which] are going to Lebanon later on," said Lara Khodr, a Lebanese volunteer living in Dubai.
Many Lebanese expatriates also came to show their support for their country.
"[We need] to help everyone in Lebanon, because some of them lost their homes," said 11-year-old Sophia Kerhany.
"The most important [is that] we need ceasefire as soon as possible, because our people are suffering from this massacre that is happening in Lebanon. And please peace always and ceasefire on Lebanon and Gaza at the same time," said Lara Khodr.
The "UAE Stands with Lebanon" campaign was also held on Sunday at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal 1 and Abu Dhabi Ports.
"UAE Stands with Lebanon" campaign donates 200 tonnes of relief supplies to Lebanon
"UAE Stands with Lebanon" campaign donates 200 tonnes of relief supplies to Lebanon
"UAE Stands with Lebanon" campaign donates 200 tonnes of relief supplies to Lebanon
