The State of Palestine’s Emergency Intervention and Response Team, headed by the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA), began its humanitarian mission today, Thursday, to participate in the search for survivors and missing persons, as a result of the torrents and floods that struck eastern Libya.

The State of Palestine team was received upon its arrival at Tripoli Airport by the Libyan Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muhammad Zidane, the Director of the Arab Administration, Ambassador Osama Baghani, and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in addition to representatives of the Crisis Cell, the Palestinian Ambassador to Libya, Muhammad Rahal, and the embassy staff.

The State of Palestine’s urgent intervention and response team left yesterday, Wednesday, under the directives of President Mahmoud Abbas, for Libya, in order to stand by the brotherly Libyan people in the face of the repercussions of the devastating Hurricane “Daniel.”

The team includes 34 participants from the Civil Defense, the Ministry of Health, and the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA), with extensive experience in rescue operations, and will participate with Libyan and international rescue teams in rescue operations and providing aid and assistance.

President Mahmoud Abbas had telephoned the head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Muhammad Younis al-Manfi, offering his condolences to the victims of the hurricane. He stressed the support of the State of Palestine and the solidarity of its people with the brotherly Libyan people, and its readiness to provide all forms of support to the brothers in Libya according to the available capabilities.

It is noteworthy that the State of Palestine's Emergency Intervention and Response Team participated in rescue operations for those afflicted in Turkey and Syria, after the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries on February 6 of this year.