Gift of the Givers is asking for assistance to help the people of war-torn Gaza in Palestine.
Founder of Gift of the Givers Dr Imtiaz Sooliman says his team that has been in Gaza for the past nine years has described the situation as horrific after Israel’s recent announcement for residents, mostly Palestine, to evacuate the area towards the south into Egypt. The evacuation was to prepare ground assault by Israel aimed at Hamas, which attacked Israel last week.
“Several blocks have been flattened, the dead are over 1,100 of which over 300 are children. Six thousand people have been injured and 10 hospitals have been directly targeted, 10 ambulance have been destroyed. Over 10 hospitals are not fully functioning. There are no beds and no floor space,” he said.
Dr Sooliman said those who have survived have nothing left to their name and there is no electricity.
“There is no place, no bed or space. The power plant does not work any more. There is no electricity and there is no water. They collect water from the distillation plant that we set up but it’s not enough for 2.3-million people. Forty-eight schools have been hit, mosques have been hit and movement in the city is difficult,” he said.
Gift of the Givers asks for help for war-torn Gaza residents
Egyptian truck drivers delivering food threatened
Image: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM
Gift of the Givers is asking for assistance to help the people of war-torn Gaza in Palestine.
Founder of Gift of the Givers Dr Imtiaz Sooliman says his team that has been in Gaza for the past nine years has described the situation as horrific after Israel’s recent announcement for residents, mostly Palestine, to evacuate the area towards the south into Egypt. The evacuation was to prepare ground assault by Israel aimed at Hamas, which attacked Israel last week.
“Several blocks have been flattened, the dead are over 1,100 of which over 300 are children. Six thousand people have been injured and 10 hospitals have been directly targeted, 10 ambulance have been destroyed. Over 10 hospitals are not fully functioning. There are no beds and no floor space,” he said.
Dr Sooliman said those who have survived have nothing left to their name and there is no electricity.
“There is no place, no bed or space. The power plant does not work any more. There is no electricity and there is no water. They collect water from the distillation plant that we set up but it’s not enough for 2.3-million people. Forty-eight schools have been hit, mosques have been hit and movement in the city is difficult,” he said.
Image: FREDLIN ADRIAAN
Gift of the Givers has also selected some shops in Gaza where people can choose what they need and the organisation will pick up the tab.
“It’s a very, very difficult situation. They have tried to move their families to safe places, safe place is a word in inverted commas. The first two days, white phosphorus was used. It’s not allowed in war. And trucks that have brought food from Egypt are being threatened that they will be bombed. This is not a way to fight war,” he said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday said the government was monitoring the situation in Gaza and ready to dispatch humanitarian assistance.
He said if the war continues, it will lead to genocide in the Middle East and it should be resolved with the intervention of international communities such as the United Nations. He pledged his support for Palestine.
Readers who would like to help may contact Gift of the Givers on 0800 786 911 or giftofthegiver.org
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