On June 15, 2021, 305 tons of food assistance were donated as a gift from the Egyptian Armed Forces to the Lebanese Army through Beirut Port, as part of the assistance received by the Lebanese army from friendly countries and forces. The donation took place in the presence of the Chargé d’Affairs of the Egyptian Embassy in Lebanon Mr. Tamer Hammad and Major General Elias Chamieh, representing the Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun, Chief of Staff of the Appointments Department in the Egyptian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Mohammed Salah al-Din Zaidan and the Egyptian Military Attaché, Brigadier General Salah Junaidy, jointly with a number of Lebanese and Egyptian officers.