Jakarta, Feb. 13 -- Indonesia's National Zakat Agency (Baznas) and Ambassador to Egypt Kuncoro Giri Waseso dispatched 10 container trucks carrying food aid from Indonesian donors to Palestinians in Gaza.

"Alhamdulillah, today Baznas RI can deliver food packages to our brothers and sisters in Gaza, witnessed by Ambassador Kuncoro. We hope this assistance is truly beneficial," Baznas chair Noor Achmad said Friday in Jakarta.

Noor said the 10 container trucks carry around 15,000 neatly packaged food aid kits ready for distribution.

He added that the humanitarian aid comes from Indonesians' contributions of mandatory alms, voluntary charity, and general donations-known as zakat, infak, and sedekah (ZIS)-making its delivery a responsibility...