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Qatar tribune
Tribune News Network
Doha
Joseph Aoun, the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces, has met with the Qatari search and rescue team deployed in Beirut, Qatar's Embassy in Lebanon said in a tweet on Saturday.
Qatar's Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) sent a search and rescue team to Lebanon after deadly explosions at Beirut's port killed more than 130 people and wreaked widespread damage. The team began their operations in Beirut on Friday.
The team is among the several assistance Qatar extended to Lebanon, on the orders of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Qatar has air-dashed planeloads of medical supplies, including two field hospitals, to Lebanon after the devasating blasts.
Qatar has also reached out to Lebanese nationals holding Qatari Residency Permits (IDs). The Government Communications Office on Thursday said Qatar would give priority to Lebanese nationals with Qatar IDs, who are currently in that country and wishing to return to Qatar, under the exceptional entry permit (EEP) programme.
Besides, the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has initiated an immediate response to the explosion in Beirut. Under an approval from the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA), QRCS launched a fundraising campaign titled “Heart for Lebanon”, to support the Lebanese people.    
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