GAZA: Kuwait Red Crescent Society continues to play a leading role in providing humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people as the Zionist war in Gaza enters its second year. Kuwait has been a trailblazer in humanitarian action in Gaza since the start of the aggression, said Mohsen Atawneh, director of Wafaa Capacity Building and Microfinance, a Palestinian non-profit organization.

“Kuwaiti aid workers and volunteers offer essential support, including foodstuffs and health services, to the Palestinians under the umbrella of KRCS,” he said in statements to KUNA. “The charity loaf,” one of the Kuwaiti pioneering relief projects, saw the distribution of thousands of food parcels and medical supplies to the residents of Gaza in collaboration with local volunteers, Atawneh pointed out.

KRCS provided Gaza with vehicles, medicines, ambulances and accommodation essentials to help alleviate the suffering of huge numbers of internally displaced people, he noted. Atawneh extolled His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for instructing the launch of an air corridor to help speed up the relief effort for Gazans.

Thanks for the corridor, the first medical team from Kuwait, led by director of KRCS operations sector Dr Mosaed Al-Anzi, arrived in Gaza via Rafah border crossing to conduct complicated surgeries at Palestinian hospitals, he added. Director of Kuwait specialized hospital Dr Sohaib Al-Hems appreciated the great role of Kuwait in supporting the relief efforts in Gaza. —KUNA