Qatar has announced a 50 million dollars grant for refugees and refugees in the besieged Gaza Strip. Officials from the country announced the donation at a UN refugee agency global forum on Wednesday (December 13).
Qatari officials announced the donation at a UN refugee agency global forum on Wednesday (December 13).
19 people of the 23 lakh inhabitants of Gaza are now refugees due to the barbaric attacks of Israel in two consecutive months. The United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR organized the Global Refugee Forum on Wednesday to help these refugees.
At the forum, representatives of the participating countries called for an immediate ceasefire to stop the increasingly disastrous situation in occupied Palestine. It also announced a grant to aid Gaza refugees.
Qatar's Minister of State for International Relations, Lolwa Al Khatir, said Qatar has pledged 50 million dollars in aid to Gaza refugees. This money will be spent on refugees, wounded and orphans affected by Israeli aggression.
He also said that in addition to financial support, his government will provide merit scholarships to 100 students from Gaza to study at Qatar University.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi opened the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday calling for an immediate and sustainable humanitarian ceasefire.
Criticizing the members of the UN Security Council, he said, "There has been a massive humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip." But the UN Security Council has yet to stop the violence.
Filippo Grandi said that the events that have been happening since October 7 are beyond the authority of UNHCR. But every day we see more civilian death and suffering and more displacement that threatens the region, he added.
In addition, calling for the release of the hostages held by the High Commissioner Hamas, he said he believed that a genuine dialogue would be initiated that would "bring real peace and security to the people of Israel and Palestine."
5 Israeli army officers and 5 soldiers were killed in a fierce battle with the fighters of Hamas, the group that controls the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The incident took place in Shejaiya, the main city of the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
Israel has been carrying out airstrikes as well as ground attacks on Gaza for more than two months. 18,608 innocent Palestinians have been killed so far in the attack. At least 50 thousand 100 people were injured.
On the contrary, the Palestinian resistance groups, including Hamas, have continued to fight fiercely. Israeli soldiers are being killed every day destroying tanks and armored vehicles. Last Wednesday (December 13) 5 Israeli army officers and 5 soldiers were killed in the attack by Hamas.