
ACTNews, GAZA – Due to the recent
escalation in Gaza, 35 were killed, three of them are women, and eight are
children. Among the 111 injured, 20 of them are women and 46 are children, as reported
by Republika.
Many kinds of supplies, including
medicines and medical supplies, are not allowed to get to Gaza, making it very
difficult for the sick and the injured in Gaza. Khodor Aldaraj, a conflict
researcher in Gaza, told ACTNews that Gaza is now a big prison as the access to
and from Gaza is severely restricted.
“If someone is ill inside Gaza, he’s
basically sentenced to death. He might be saved if he receives proper
medications, but they sentence him to death by not allowing medications and medical
supplies to get inside Gaza," Khodor added, Thursday (11/14).
Responding to this harsh condition, Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) distributed assistance in the form of medical supplies and mobility aid. The assistance was distributed from Thursday (11/14) to Sunday (11/17), to 338 beneficiaries.
Besides getting
medical assistance, the victims also received cash aid. (ACTNews)
"We provided several kinds of aid to
the Palestinians, such as mobility aid, baby diapers, medicines, wound
cleansers, and bandages. The aid was given to those who were injured by the
Israeli attack and those who were injured in the Great Return March (GRM),"
said Andi Noor Faradiba from the GHR-ACT Team on Tuesday (11/19).
Every week, tens to hundreds of people are
injured during the Great March of Return, including women and children who take
part in the protests. Demonstrations used by Palestinians on the Gaza border
were suspended last Friday. However, The Great Return March protest that is
held every week at Gaza-Israel border was postponed last Friday (11/15) as
decided by the Higher National Commission of the Great March of
Return and Breaking of the Gaza Siege due to the recent escalation
and attacks since Tuesday (11/12).
"We provide assistance from
Indonesian generous benefactors to the residents of Gaza City, North Gaza, and
the Shuja’iyya region. We plan to provide further assistance for the injured. We
plan to provide medical assistance in a clinic in Gaza," Faradiba
explained. In addition to medical assistance, ACT also provides cash aid for the
victims. []