KUWAIT: The first flight from Kuwait carrying aid took off on Tuesday for Turkiye as part of the relief effort to help the victims of the massive earthquake that struck the country in the early hours of Monday, the Kuwait News Agency reported.
Thousands died in disaster and many more were injured or left homeless, with southern Turkiye and northern Syria the worst-affected areas. Rescue teams were racing against time on Tuesday to find and rescue victims trapped in the rubble of damaged buildings.
Kuwait’s relief effort is operating under the directives of Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating the aid, with the Kuwaiti army responsible for transporting aid workers, machinery and equipment. The Red Crescent and the Ministry of Health are also participating.
Lt. Gen. Khaled Al-Mekrad, the director general of the Kuwait Fire Force, and Tuba Nur Sonmez, the Turkish ambassador to Kuwait, watched the flight take off.
First Kuwaiti flight carrying aid for earthquake victims takes off for Turkiye
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First Kuwaiti flight carrying aid for earthquake victims takes off for Turkiye
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating the aid effort, with the Kuwaiti army responsible for transporting aid workers, machinery and equipment
Palestinian demolishes his own home in Jerusalem
- Building provided shelter for 4 family members
- Israeli authorities often compel Palestinian residents in Jerusalem to demolish their own homes for allegedly lacking permits
LONDON: A Palestinian in East Jerusalem demolished his home on Sunday after receiving an order from Israeli authorities for building without a permit.
Yasser Maher Daana, a resident of the Jabal Al-Mukaber neighborhood southeast of Jerusalem, was forced to demolish the house in the Salaa area. The building had provided shelter for four family members and covered an area of about 100 sq. meters.
Israeli authorities often compel Palestinian residents in Jerusalem to demolish their own homes for allegedly lacking permits. Those who refuse face demolition of the homes by Israeli bulldozers, and significant fines.
The Israel policy aims to forcibly displace Palestinians and expand Israeli settlements in Jerusalem, in violation of international and humanitarian laws that guarantee the right to housing, according to the WAFA News Agency.
The Israeli government faces charges of war crimes and genocide in the Occupied Territories at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.
