Show your support for Palestine! Join the Bahrain telethon today!

TDT | Manama                                            

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The telethon, aimed at providing support to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, will start today at 5pm (Bahrain Time). It is organised by the Bahraini National Committee for Supporting the Palestinian People in Gaza in collaboration with Bahrain TV.

This comes in implementation of the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Honorary President of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF), to provide aid to the Palestinians in Gaza to help alleviate the dire conditions they are undergoing, and the call from His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, urging citizens and residents to contribute to this humanitarian campaign.

Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed, Secretary General of RHF and Chief Executive of the National Committee for the Support of the Palestinians in Gaza, extended his thanks and appreciation to His Majesty for his ongoing humanitarian initiatives to help people in need across the world.

Dr. Al Sayed also extended his appreciation for the great support that the RHF received from the government, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

Dr. Al Sayed also thanked His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin for setting up the National Committee for the Support of the Palestinians in Gaza. The telethon will host a number of national figures to talk about the importance of contributing to this national campaign that reflects the firm position of the Bahraini leadership and people with their brethren in Palestine.

Donations and contributions

Contributions can be made to the campaign through the foundation’s website, www.rhf.gov.bh, the bank account BH07NBOB0000009957043, and SMS messages via Batelco 94977, Zain 94944, and STC 98977, in addition to the Benefit application on telephone number 38800188.

Al Sayed thanked the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs for the support of mosques in Bahrain for the campaign, praying for Al Quds, Gaza, and peace and urging worshippers to donate.

Dr. Al Sayed said that in response to the interest of many parents and students to contribute to the campaign in support of the people of Palestine, RHF has liaised with the Education Ministry to allow public and private school students to contribute and participate in this national humanitarian effort through creative individual initiatives that shall be supervised by the ministry.