KUALA LUMPUR: Humanitarian organisation Aman Palestin launched another wave of aid delivery to Gaza to assist war victims and the strip's reconstruction process.
This includes the sponsoring of three ambulances and a bulldozer under the organisation's 'Gaza Reconstruction Projects' package.
Aman Palestin media unit officer Hamza Deirawi told the New Straits Times that the reconstruction aid is aimed at lessening the burden of Gaza authorities and its residents in rebuilding the pene-exclave region of Palestine, which endured massive destruction following last year's war with Israel.
"During the six weeks war, many infrastructures including hospitals, government offices, public amenities and residential homes were destroyed following the Zionist's regime indiscriminate attacks.
"As part of our assistance delivery exercise to the public here, Aman Palestin is sponsoring three ambulances with the cost of USD150,000 (RM547,680).
"Two of the ambulances have been delivered to the Al-Rudwan Hospital while another will be presented to Al-Wafa Hospital soon," he said.
Hamza, who is based in Gaza City, said the hospitals lost their ambulances while their facilities were also destroyed in the war which started on July 8.
The medical emergency vehicles are expected to benefit 600 patients every month.
Hamza said Aman Palestin also sponsored a bulldozer to the Bani Suhaila Municipal Council in Khan Younis (south of Gaza), to help the clearing of rubbles and debris at roads and residential areas destroyed in the war.
The USD100,000 (RM365,120) machine, which has been handed over to the authority on Sunday, would benefit some 15,000 people in the area.
Over 2,300 Gaza residents, including women and children, were killed while some 10,000 families lost their homes in the war, which saw heavy battle between Palestinian mujahidin and Zionist military.
The high number of civilian casualties in Gaza had attracted the sympathy of Malaysians, who had since channeled huge sum of donations through humanitarian organisations to help the war victims.