FON DER LAJEN ANNOUNCES AID TO BEIRUT: 40 tons arriving! The European Union will provide Lebanon with humanitarian aid totaling one hundred million euros. This assistance follows a call between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. The EU has already dispatched 40 tons of aid and is arranging further humanitarian flights.

• The European Union will provide Lebanon with humanitarian aid worth 100 million euros.
• EU has already delivered 40 tons of aid to Lebanon.
• Additional humanitarian flights are planned.
• The aid signifies EU solidarity with Lebanon amidst a conflict triggered by Hezbollah’s attack on Israel and subsequent Israeli strikes in Lebanon.