Singapore charity to launch new fund-raising drive for Gaza

Humanity Matters has sent 40 tonnes of food and other aid, and is eyeing next batch

- Carmen Sin

After sending 40 tonnes of food and other aid to Gaza victims in late March, a Singapore charity is raising funds for the next batch of relief amid fears of widespread famine in the war zone.

In a statement on March 30, Humanity Matters, an interfaith group, said it put together 36 tonnes of food staples US$100,000 (S$135,000) Jordanian capital Amman worth in the The bulk of the food aid - about 25 tonnes in total - was airdropped on March 27 and 28 over the wartorn Gaza area. The remaining 11 tonnes are being delivered overland, through the Kerem Shalom crossing on the border straddling the Gaza Strip, Israel and Egypt.

Another four tonnes of relief with 5,000 Kidz Comfort Packs left Singapore by sea on March 20 and are expected to reach the port of Aqaba in Jordan on April 4 - a week before Hari Raya Puasa, said the statement.

The comfort packs are backpacks containing an inflatable pillow, vitamin gummies, a water bottle, snacks and stress balls, it added.