Biak, NU Online
Muslims in the Biak Numfor District, Papua, have collected donation worth 55,370,300 IDR for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.<>

"The total amount of donation collected for Gazanss up to July 28, 2014, was announced before Idul Fitri 1435 Hijr," Muhammad Hasan, the secretary for Biak Moslem Solidarity Forum stated on Monday.

Hasan said that the solidarity forum expressed appreciation for the initiative taken by several mosques for collecting donations for Palestine. He hoped that the humanitarian aid from Biak people could ease the plight of women, children, and other civilians in the Gaza Strip who are victims of Israeli aggression.

Earlier, Chairman of the Islamic Day Andi Firman Madjadi expressed his hope that the humanitarian fund donated by the Muslims in Biak could assist the Palestinian people to fulfill their necessities of medicines and food.

"The donation for Palestinians from our organization and the Indonesian Ulama Committee is tangible evidence of humanity towards each other," he pointed out.

Editing by Sudarto Murtaufiq