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| Residents of Dagestan demonstrated their readiness to help refugees from Palestine |
| 2023-11-30 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Clothes and hygiene products are being accepted at the humanitarian aid collection point for Palestinian refugees, and prayer rugs have also been given to the refugees. They do not accept food or money for refugees, they said at the aid collection headquarters in Makhachkala. Residents of Dagestan who visited the point complained that they did not know what exactly the refugees who arrived in the republic needed. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, three groups of Palestinians arrived in Dagestan. IDPs from Palestine will receive refugee status, the government of Dagestan announced. All refugees are housed at a recreation center near Makhachkala, government officials said. Residents of Palestine who arrived in Dagestan asked to be provided with cellular communications and the Internet, as well as to draw up documents; some of them intend to obtain Russian citizenship. On November 21, the Dagestan authorities announced that they were ready to accept up to 200 refugees from Palestine. The republican authorities allocated 8.2 million rubles for their placement. On November 25, the first group of refugees from Palestine, consisting of about 50 people, arrived in Dagestan . At the center for social services for elderly citizens and disabled people in Makhachkala, where the headquarters and reception point for collecting humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees from the territory of Palestine is set up, they said that they are mainly brought clothes and hygiene products. “Both individuals and representatives of commercial structures and government organizations bring it. The other day, a large shipment of aid was received from one of the Makhachkala schools,” said a representative of the headquarters. According to him, they bring personal hygiene products, clothing, and food. “We do not take food, since refugees are provided with everything. We only accept new clothes. Basically, at the request of the displaced, warm winter clothing and personal hygiene products are required. Both private individuals and representatives of various commercial and government organizations come. provided assistance, we register. Some offer money, we don’t take it,” they said at the reception point. The headquarters noted that part of the collected aid has already been delivered to the displaced. As received, everything will be delivered to their place of residence. “As aid is delivered, we find out their preferences. The other day, prayer rugs and women’s Muslim clothing brought by businessmen were delivered. They were very grateful,” the headquarters reported. Malikat, a resident of Dagestan, said that she brought mainly hygiene products. “I brought shampoos, hygiene products, children’s clothes. I want the refugees not to need anything. I asked how else I could help, they said that they have everything,” she told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. The headquarters refused to accept food, Magomedrasul noted . “Our family decided to buy and send children’s clothing to the refugees, since we were told that there were many children there. We also brought food, but said that the displaced people did not need it,” says Magomedrasul. A number of people who visited the aid station said they took items to give to refugees without knowing what exactly they needed. “They brought soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, napkins, household chemicals. We didn’t know what exactly they needed. We are ready to help in any way we can,” says Indira. “They took children’s clothes at random, since many children arrived. Next time they asked me to indicate specific sizes of clothes and what exactly they needed,” said pensioner Khadijat . The Insan Foundation previously said that a fundraiser had been announced for Palestinians, and assistance would also be provided to refugees who arrived in Dagestan, in particular, large families. “Eset Kosumova has five children, she managed to leave the Gaza Strip. Her Palestinian husband works as a doctor and did not leave the country during a difficult time for her. Now the family is safe, although not in full strength. We are ready to provide all the necessary assistance, so that they can improve their lives in Dagestan and not need anything,” said a representative of the Insan Foundation. The Insan Foundation took Eset Kosumova's family under its wing. “Together with them, our employees went to the store, where they bought warm clothes and shoes for each of them. We hope that coming to Dagestan and our care will help this family forget about the difficulties they have endured and build their life here. And we are ready to support them in this and further,” a representative of the fund told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. The Foundation sent a truck with blankets, a shipment of medicines, and drinking water to warehouses in Ismailia in Egypt for the residents of the Gaza Strip. “All this humanitarian aid from here will go directly to the Gaza Strip. Everything we purchase is coordinated with the Red Crescent. Our employees are helped in this by the Palestinians who are in Egypt and know about the needs of the people in Gaza,” the fund said "Insan." Let us recall that Muslims in the North Caucasus, including in Dagestan, reacted sharply to the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. On October 19, the Dagestan Insan Foundation announced a fundraiser for Palestinians, and the very next day reported that 20 million rubles had been collected. On November 3, the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, announced that the residents of the republic had collected more than 90 million rubles to help the Palestinians . On November 20 , the first 30 tons of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, purchased with money raised with the participation of residents of the republic, were sent from Dagestan . In total, it is planned to send 100 tons of humanitarian cargo, said Sergei Melikov. The Muftiate of Dagestan reported on November 26 that 100 tons of humanitarian aid had already been sent. |
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