ShareKUWAIT: Kuwait Relief Society is set to launch a campaign under the slogan “Gaza Ship” with a load of 1,200 tons of necessary relief aid for Palestinians, with the participation of 30 Kuwaiti charity societies, in cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent.
The Society’s Deputy Director General and General Supervisor of the “Gaza Ship” campaign Omar Al-Thuwaini told KUNA Thursday that the campaign affirms Kuwait’s human values and is an embodiment of the concepts of Islamic and Arab solidarity and brotherhood between the Kuwaiti and Palestinian people.
He explained that the campaign aims to collect KD 800,000 (about $2.6 million), which will contribute to supporting and providing relief to the wounded and displaced in Gaza Strip, due to the Zionist occupation’s aggression, in addition to providing support to hospitals, schools and shelter centers. The “Gaza Ship” will depart from Turkish ports towards the Egyptian port of Al-Arish before mid-December and aims to fill the severe shortage in medical and food supplies and shelter, Al-Thuwaini added.
Meanwhile, the 31st relief plane took off from the Kuwaiti air bridge on Thursday, heading to the Al-Arish Airport in Egypt, carrying 10 tons of aid and medical supplies to help the brothers in Gaza Strip. Director of Disaster and Emergency Management at the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Yousef Al-Maraj, told KUNA that Kuwait is making every effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip urgently to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian brothers following of the devastating attacks by the Zionist entity.
The relief campaign comes within the framework of the support provided by the Kuwaiti leadership and the close follow-up of the relevant ministries and institutions in the country, especially the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, he said. He expressed the hope that this aid will help in alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people.
Kuwaiti charities play an integral role in providing assistance to those in need spreading through such actions the true message of Islam, said Kuwait Ambassador to Italy Nasser Al-Qahtani on Wednesday. In a statement obtained by KUNA, Ambassador Al-Qahtani commended the opening of a new Masjid and Islamic center in the Island of Sicily last Friday, affirming that Kuwait was always on the forefront on assisting Muslims worldwide. He affirmed that such actions was part of the Kuwaiti national identity, which sought the betterment of the whole world.
First Secretary at the Kuwaiti Embassy Hamad Al-Turkait attended the opening of the new Masjid and Islamic center in Sicily, which was sponsored by Kuwaiti’s International Mercy Society. Islamic societies and charities operating in Italy as well as several Italian officials attended the event. — KUNA
