Blood donation marketing campaign in Gaza goals to assist these in Turkey and Syria after highly effective earthquakes.
Gaza Metropolis – Folks in Gaza are donating blood to assist these injured within the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria.
Naglaa al-Ghalayini, the coordinator from the Al-Amal basis for orphans, advised Al Jazeera the marketing campaign is a part of a solidarity initiative carried out by Palestinian volunteers after the lethal quakes killed and wounded tens of hundreds of individuals final week.
“This occasion is to consolidate the concept the Arab world and the Islamic world are one world – one physique – and what hurts Syria and Turkey hurts Gaza and Palestine,” stated al-Ghalayini.
“It’s true that we in Gaza shouldn’t have the tools or capabilities that may be offered to the earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey or the fabric capabilities, however we do have our blood to supply to our brothers in Turkey and Syria in loyalty to all of the individuals who supported the Palestinian trigger and supported Gaza.”
Al-Ghalayini supplied condolences to the households of the victims in Turkey and Syria, and wished a speedy restoration for the injured.
‘Unhappy and shocked’
Subhi Quta, 33, advised Al Jazeera he got here to donate blood as quickly as he heard concerning the marketing campaign, contemplating it a chance to assist after the catastrophe in Syria and Turkey.
“All of us felt unhappy and shocked by what occurred after the earthquake. In earlier wars on Gaza, we witnessed scenes of buildings collapsing and our bodies being pulled out from underneath the rubble. However the tragedy in Turkey and Syria is exponentially catastrophic,” stated Quta.
The identical opinion was shared by Sohaib Shehadeh, 43.
“If I may do greater than that, I’d not hesitate. And if the door of volunteering was opened to go and assist take away the rubble and assist the homeless households, I’d positively take part,” Shehadeh stated.
“I misplaced my home in an Israeli bombing years in the past and my brother, uncle and his household had been killed in an Israeli bombing of their house. The bitterness of homelessness and loss is one, whether or not it’s pure or man-made disasters.”
Almost 26 million folks have been affected for the reason that earthquakes devastated southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria on February 6.
The loss of life toll from the earthquakes has soared previous 33,000 as rescue efforts proceed.
