SEPANG – Approximately 50 tonnes or RM7 million worth of humanitarian supplies collected under a donation drive dubbed Ops Ihsan will be sent to Palestine through Egypt, this Friday at the latest.
Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, the religious affairs minister, said among the supplies were medicines, baby essentials, blankets and food.
He said the humanitarian aid was coordinated by several non-governmental organisations, including the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (Mapim) and Global Peace Mission Malaysia, and they were now waiting for Cairo’s permission to send the donations through the Rafah crossing at the Egypt-Gaza border.
“Insya-Allah, when it reaches the Rafah border gate, it will be coordinated by the NGOs there to ensure that this aid reaches our brothers and sisters in Palestine,” he told the media after visiting the Palestinian humanitarian supplies collection centre at the Mapim warehouse here today.
During the visit, Na’im also presented a mock cheque of RM100,000, donated by Lembaga Tabung Haji, to Mapim to purchase medical supplies for Palestinians.
The ongoing conflict in Palestine involving Hamas, the ruling authority in Gaza, and Israel has resulted in the loss of thousands of lives on both sides since October 7. – October 23, 2023