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ACTNews, GAZA
– The people of Gaza can finally have peaceful days after Israel agreed to
a ceasefire on Friday (5/21/2021) morning. Consequently, the airstrikes have
stopped, and the sounds of explosions are no more. The Gazans happily chanted takbirat as their expression of
happiness.
The International
Humanitarian Committee for Palestine Liberation (KKIPP) welcomes the ceasefire.
According to a member of KKIPP’s Supervisory Board Ibnu Khajar, KKIPP will take
advantage of this ceasefire for the recovery of the Gazans.
"We hope that
this will be good news. We will work for the betterment of the Palestinians
through future recovery programs," said Ibnu, Friday (5/21/2021).
Previously, the
Gazan Health Ministry stated that 232 Palestinians were martyred in the Israeli
attacks, including 61 children and 36 women. Additionally, 1,500 Palestinians have
been injured.
"The material
loss is also quite massive, which is estimated at up to IDR. 4.6 trillion. You
can imagine how much it is. The recovery process will certainly not be
easy," said Ibnu.
Apart from physical
losses, the attacks on Gaza, as Ibnu mentioned, also affect the psychology of
the victims. Data from KKIPP reports 30 thousand people in Gaza experience intense
psychological pressure as a result of the Israeli airstrikes.
KKIP appealed to the
people who fight for freedom in Palestine to remains steadfast. “We are advising
the Palestinian freedom fighters to remain on standby 24 hours to ensure that
this ceasefire will hold. We never know how long the Israelis observe the
ceasefire because Israel has a history of violating the agreements,” said Ibnu.
KKIPP also asked other institutions or organizations that work to support Palestine to jointly intensify recovery programs. "Let us intensify the provision of food, medical, and other assistance for the recovery of Palestinians. We hope that each house, mosque, school, and hospital can become an aid distribution location," said Ibnu. []
