MALAYSIAN Nurul Ain Haron, who was previously stranded in Palestine, said she and her Palestinian husband, Mohamed A.M. Shaat, 33, will continue to give financial assistance to her brother-in-law, who is still fighting over there even though she has now safely returned home.

“It is now difficult to send over aid, but one of the ways to do it is through the Rafah border crossing. Therefore, my husband and I plan to give cash rather than provide goods,” she said during a “Gaza Dihatiku” dialogue with local media at Surau Al-Mukarammah in Kuala Lumpur today.

According to Nurul Ain, 37, food items might become spoiled due to the lengthy entry approval process as well as exposure to the weather there.

She said providing cash assistance would be another option for assisting the Palestinian people.

Nurul Ain also encouraged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to assisting to the people there.

“In my opinion, there are NGOs out there that have a possibility to enter and distribute food aid, but for me, it’s difficult because I do it personally. So what works for me is sending cash,” she said.

The government media office in Gaza announced on November 15 that the death toll from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 11,500, including 4,710 children and 3,160 women.

Nurul Ain and her husband, who were evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah border in Egypt, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Qatar on November 14. – Bernama, November 18, 2023.