Jakarta The National Alms Agency (Baznas) has called on Indonesian Muslims to continue to pray for the safety of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and channel their charitable donations for them.Those keen on donating may channel their funds to baznas.go.id/sedekahduniaislam or transfer them to Baznas' BSI account 100.426.6893, the agency's officer for distribution and utilization, Saidah Sakwan, stated.
ccording to Sakwan, the first batch of Baznas' humanitarian aid packages for Palestine, weighing 21 tons, had been received by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) on Friday to be then transported to Egypt on Saturday.
He said the logistics aid packages comprise food, devices for people with disabilities, winter packs, family kits, and hygiene kits.
They were collected from several partners of Baznas, including Baznas' regional offices, Laznas Yakesma, Rumah Zakat, JSIT Indonesia, Kitabisa.com, Attaqwa Putri Bekasi, Shopee, Ayobantu.com, Tokopedia, Bukalapak, and Blibli, he remarked.
Following the delivery of this first batch, Baznas has planned to distribute its aid packages for Palestine directly through the Rafah border crossing in Egypt, he revealed.
To this end, Baznas will coordinate with the Indonesian Embassy in Egypt and the Egyptian Red Cross, Sakwan noted.
Source: Antara News Agency