Limited quantities of humanitarian aid may soon be able to cross into the Gaza Strip after a 10-day Israeli siege on the territory.
Palestinians, still reeling from a missile blast at a Gaza City hospital that claimed hundreds of lives, grow increasingly desperate as food, water, medicine and fuel supplies run out.
It was not clear when the aid will start entering Gaza through its border with Egypt but plans are gathering pace in Bahrain to raise funds for essential supplies.
A televised national campaign to raise funds for Palestinians in Gaza kicks off tomorrow, organised by the National Committee for the Support of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Starting at 5pm, prominent Bahraini personalities, including community leaders, business executives and scientists, will appear on Bahrain TV.
The campaign, named ‘We are with you,’ aims to use the funds to send urgent shipments of medical and food supplies to the scared, starving and sick civilians living under siege.
The committee held its first meeting yesterday in which officials from several government entities, civil societies and charities discussed the upcoming drive, in line with the royal directives of His Majesty King Hamad’s representative for humanitarian work and youth affairs Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
“We are proud of the initiative and expect good results,” said Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) secretary general and committee chairman Dr Mustafa Al Sayed.
The new hope of relief materials finally reaching the suffering Palestinians came on a day when protesters around the world staged anti-Israeli demonstrations, some of them turning violent, to voice rage at the deadly explosion at the Gaza hospital.
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teenagers near Ramallah in the West Bank during widespread protests, Palestinian officials said.
The accounts of destruction at the hospital were horrific even by the standards of the past 12 days, which have confronted the world with relentless images.
Rescue workers scoured blood-stained debris for survivors. The Gaza health ministry put the death toll at 471.
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