Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday the arrival of the first shipment of medical aid to Lebanon.

In a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the spokesperson of the Iraqi Health Ministry, Saif Al-Badr, stated that Iraqi medical teams and a shipment of medical aid arrived at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.

On Tuesday, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, ordered authorities in the government to dispatch Iraqi medical teams to Lebanon to provide urgent assistance to injured civilians following an Israeli cyberattack that targeted pager devices used by Hezbollah members and other Lebanese users.