Mapim sending humanitarian mission to Gaza

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Consultative Council for
Islamic Organisation (Mapim) is sending a special team on a humanitarian mission
to Gaza, Palestine, this Tuesday.

Its president, Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid said the team, besides channeling aid
to the Palestinians, would also survey the situation in Gaza, as well as
identify the actual needs of the residents there.

The team would comprise Mapim strategic director Sani Arabi Abd Halim and a
few volunteers, he told a media conference here today.

He said a ‘Pray For Gaza’ gathering would be held at Dataran Kemanusiaan,
Shah Alam, on July 18 and urged the public to attend.

The gathering would start at 3 pm during which there would be prayer for the
Palestinians in Gaza, as well as to raise funds, through a charity sale to be
held there, he added.

Also present were chairman of the Secretariat for Asia Assembly of Ulama
(Shura) Abdul Ghani Shamsudin, deputy chairman of Teras Pengupayaan Melayu
(Teras) Wan Ahmad Tarmizi Abdul Aziz, chairman of Persatuan Persaudaraan
Muslimah Malaysia (Salimah) Datin Aminah Zakaria and deputy chairman Jaringan
Muafakat Pertubuhan-Pertubuhan Islam Negeri Perak (Jama’iy) Zulkifli Ibrahim.

They, together with representatives from several other non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) had a special meeting during which several issues were
raised, including for the United nations (UN) to end the atrocities in Gaza. -Bernama