Riyadh, Sept 29: Saudi Arabia has decided to build 600 houses in six Palestinian cities as a token of support to the Intifada or uprising against Israeli occupation, the official SPA agency reported today.
The aid was ordered by King Fahd on the recommendation of interior minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz, who oversees the Saudi committee for support to the Jerusalem Intifada. The plan involves the construction of 100 housing units in addition to related utilities and services in each of the six cities, the spa said without naming the cities or announcing the cost of the aid.
"The aid is part of efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people who have been facing a war of extermination, starvation, murder, expulsion and destruction of property at the hands of the aggressor Israeli troops," the SPA said.

The committee collected more than USD 150 million in a telethon fund-raiser held in April in support of the Palestinian people.

Bureau Report