UWT Gaza Emergency Appeal

On 14th November 2012, another assault by occupiers began on Palestinians in Gaza. Aerial bombings are pounding residential areas across Gaza once more. Over a hundred Palestinians have been martyred and hundreds more injured.

Today's attack on Muslims in Gaza is merely symptom of a wider oppression that has taken place on our Palestinian brethren for decades. 80% of Gazans are in fact refugees who were expelled from lands that are now launching pads for assaults against them.

They are imprisoned behind impenetrable concrete walls, humiliating military checkpoints and economic sanctions. The recent bombings bring echoes of the brutal Cast Lead operation in 2009 when 1,500 Palestinians were martyred in just a few days.

'Allah will aid a servant of His so long as the servant aids his brother.'- Sahih Muslim


Ummah Welfare Trust has an established base in Gaza from where it has administered relief efforts for many years alhamdulillah. The charity currently looks after orphans, sponsors students to become Huffadh of the Qur'an, installs generators in schools and hospitals and transports desalinated water to refugee camps.

The charity is now urgently appealing for donations which will be used to provide emergency food, shelters and medical supplies. Please open your hearts and give generously inshaAllah.

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

O Allah, Send your mercy on Gaza!

O Allah send your mercy on Gaza. O Allah send your mercy on children in Gaza.

Since the launch of the aerial assault on the Gaza Strip last Wednesday, 122 Palestinians have been martyred and around 900 injured.
We sleep and awake to the sound of air strikes. This is a routine for life in Gaza under attack.
I woke up at 3:00 before Fajr salaah. I barely slept 3 or 4 hours this night.
Every Gazan, after waking up, checks the TV and radio announcements to see what damage has just been done.
The night before, more than 10 houses were completely destroyed. The roofs collapsed on top of the poor families inside.  Most of the victims were little children, killed while asleep in their homes.
On Sunday, 11 members of Dallo family were martyred - every one of them, including the women and children. The house was destroyed by an F16 jet.
Everything is targeted in Gaza. Yesterday air strikes attacked the offices of journalists. Many journalists were killed or wounded in that attack.
Alhamdulillah, Ummah Welfare Trust is on the ground in Gaza delivering and supplying assistance to hospitals in Gaza.
We are working under fire. Alhamdulillah however we managed to deliver medical disposables to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.
Yesterday, I visited some injured children. I called to bring an ambulance to visit the hospital. It is difficult to find taxi. The streets are empty. Few vehicles are brave enough to venture out. Alhamdulillah, we reached the hospital in peace.
There were 2 little children and mother from the Abu Zour family. I talked to the child, asking her what had happened. She cried and cried, still in shock.
The mother could not talk. She was crying. Her son was killed and another was wounded.
The Abu Zour family lives in the village of Al-Zaytoun. They were sleeping at peace in their homes when sudden air strikes changed their lives forever.

- Ahmed El-Raai, UWT Programme Manager, Gaza


 
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