ShareGAZA: The medical team of the Kuwait Society for Relief conducted 40 surgeries on the first day of work in the Gaza Strip at the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Yunis and the Kuwait specialized hospital in Rafah City, south of the Gaza Strip. Speaking to KUNA in a press statement, head of medical delegation Omar Al-Thuwaibi said the team would carry out more surgeries in Gaza in the coming days, adding that a relief convoy carrying about five tons of food supplies and needs for children was sent to northern Gaza.
Meanwhile, head of relief projects at the society, Mahmoud Al-Mesbah, said the second Kuwaiti team is offering aid to displaced people, adding that this team distributed clothes to children. It is a unique act in its kind, as a charitable event is organized to help families choose what they like, he stated. Water and hygiene bags will be handed out to refugees, who are suffering badly from the lack of potable water, in addition to giving hot meals and food parcels to people, he told KUNA in remarks.
Kuwait’s team is present all the time to offer aid to Gazans in cooperation with partners, he noted. Kuwait’s relief team arrived in Gaza via Rafah Border Crossing on Tuesday to support the Palestinian people’s steadfastness and health sector by conducting surgeries for patients and those injured.
Medical aid
In another development, Palestinian and Syrian refugees residing in Jordan were the recipients of healthcare aid through a relief program launched by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), the charity’s chief, Maha Al-Barjas, said. The program entails conducting critical surgeries on some 90 patients suffering from an array of ailments, she told the press after launching the endeavor undertaken by a team of healthcare professionals led by Kuwaiti physicians.
The venerable Kuwaiti charity is no stranger to such initiatives, having launched similar programs in the past in conjunction with its counterparts in the region, she added, saying these endeavors date back to more than a decade. On the purpose of the program, Kuwaiti otolaryngologist Dr. Khaled Al-Sabeeh said it is tantamount to a message of support for the world’s most hapless people, in addition to an effort to mitigate the misery they are living in.
Journalists slam Zionists
The Federation of Arab Journalists strongly condemned the murder and kidnapping of journalists by occupying forces in Gaza and the West Bank on Friday, demanding global accountability for these crimes. On World Press Day (May 3) and Arab Press Day (May 6), the federation reiterated in a statement that occupying crimes constitute violations of freedom, democracy, and international law, including the four Geneva Conventions.
The federation additionally urged the recognition of murder, kidnapping, and forced disappearances of journalists as crimes against humanity, calling for the perpetrators to be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court. Zionist occupation forces have been launching brutal aggressions on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 34,622 Palestinians and injuring nearly 77,867 others. — KUNA
