” We hope that through the charitable aid that we provided, especially with the coming month of Ramadan, will provide comfort to the Gazans, the Palestinians, who are affected by the current philanthropic crisis”, said Mr Zaqy, who is also Top Minister of State for Manpower.
After roughly 16 weeks of fighting, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas reached a ceasefire on January 19.
However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a warning on Tuesday that the peace had come to an end if Hamas did not continue to release the victims it had agreed to in accordance with the ceasefire’s words.
” We hope that in this window, when the peace still holds, that these items will be able to achieve the residents who so urgently need it”, said Dr Balakrishnan.
Singapore will continue to collaborate attentively with its colleagues in the region as well as with regional NGOs to meet the urgent humanitarian requirements in Gaza, according to MINDEF and MFA.
” We are definitely monitoring closely the several developments in the Middle East, and we hope that there can be sustained peace and that a possible solution and restoration of Gaza is possible,” said Mr. Zaqy.