SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross will donate US$150,000 (S$205,412) to support ongoing relief efforts amid an ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. In a media release on Monday (Oct 16), the organisation said it will provide human
A view shows the remains of a Palestinian house destroyed in Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip Oct 15, 2023.
In a media release on Monday , the organisation said it will provide humanitarian aid to both Israel and Palestinian aid services, including Magen David Adom - Israel's national emergency medical service - and the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
Israel has since declared war on Hamas and responded with air strikes, which has left more than 2,000 people dead in the Gaza Strip. The Palestine Red Crescent Society has been providing aid to communities in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The humanitarian organisation has been transporting casualties to hospitals and providing critical emergency medical care to the injured.
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