Cairo - Egypt Today
Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz has allocated special flights to transport the families and relatives of Palestine's martyrs from Jordan and Egypt to the Kingdom to perform Hajj rituals through Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the Saudi news agency (SPA) reported Monday.
This came after a meeting held between the Saudi Deputy Secretary General of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Program for Hajj and Umrah, Zaid bin Ali Al Dukan and Chairman of the Committee of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Program guests of the families and relatives of the Palestinian martyrs' families Abdulaziz Nasser Al Nasser with the Palestinian side, under Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, Sheikh Yousef Ad'Aees.
During the meeting, they discussed all issues pertaining to the hosting families of the Palestinian martyrs by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Program for Hajj and Umrah.
For his part, the Palestinian minister said that the Saudi Royal order to host 1,000 pilgrims from Palestine is a proof of the Kingdom's interest in the Palestinian people and its care of them in particular.
Source: Mena