Tuesday 5 August 2014

Contribution from the Institute for Humanity Singapore is SGD $ 250,000 For Gaza

Singapore City - Singapore-based Institute for Humanity Mercy Relief has provided funding the first phase of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is SGD $ 250,000 or approximately USD 2.3 billion.

Food aid equivalent to USD 560 million were distributed on August 1. The amount of funds that may be enough to feed the 6,000 civilian casualties during the 20 days. In addition it also donated medical supplies worth USD 930 million and ambulance assistance worth USD 844 million.

In cooperation with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the Association of Palestinian Wefaq (AWP), Mercy Relief will continue to provide support and assistance to victims of conflict-affected civilians.

"The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is the most terrible since the first emergency response Mercy Relief on the Gaza conflict in 2009 and 2012 our organization will do anything to keep realizing this mission and continue to provide assistance," said Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Relief, Goh Chin Spot, such as Channel News Asia reported on Tuesday (05/08/2014).

Since the Gaza conflict in 2012, the agency established to respond to this human tragedy has donated USD $ 75,000 or approximately USD 703 million dollars for medicine, water filtration systems, laboratory equipment, heating equipment and food to the victims.

Military aggression "Protective Edge Operation" launched by Israel into Gaza since 8 July 2014 Up to result in more than 1,800 Gazans were killed, while 64 Israelis were killed, three of them civilians.

Palestinian Hamas and Israel agreed on a cease-fire for three days starting on Tuesday at 08.00 local time. Today, Israel has pulled all of its troops from Gaza.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki will denounce attack on Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, August 7th next. He will report the Israeli onslaught on Gaza as a war crime.