PA distributes assistance to poor, disabled

The Office of the President distributed financial assistance to a number of needy families and people with disabilities on Thursday, in cooperation with the Al-Bireh and Ramallah governorate.

The assistance was provided to 40 families, and distributed by the head of the president's Office of Humanitarian Assistance, the director of public affairs and the head of the economic and social affairs section.

Firas Ghanam, head of the assistance office, said the aid reiterated that the Palestinian Authority is committed to assisting and encouraging needy Palestinian families and those with disabilities. Assistance will be distributed elsewhere in the coming days, he added.