RABAT, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Morocco sent on Tuesday humanitarian aid and medical team to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Ramallah and Jerusalem.

Equipment for a field hospital planned by Morocco in the Gaza Strip is also sent.

Morocco's King Mohammed VI chaired the loading of the humanitarian aid onto the plane at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca.

The aid consists of 113 tons of foodstuffs and 5,000 blankets.

A medical team will work in the medical-surgical field hospital, and is composed of 97 staff, including 13 doctors and 21 nurses in various specialties.

The North African country also sent with the medical team some 25 tons of medical aid.

The Moroccan foreign ministry said on Sunday that the setting up of the hospital is meant to provide the necessary medical care to the Palestinian civilians wounded during recent clashes in the Gaza Strip.

This initiative, which comes during the holy month of Ramadan, is in line with the king's commitment to the Palestinian cause and shows effective solidarity with the Palestinian people, the ministry said.