REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The National Zakat Board (Baznas) of East Java distributes Palestinian humanitarian income of IDR 10,150,167,053 through Baznas RI, on the sidelines of the Final Evaluation Meeting of 2023 and Outlook 2024, at Mercure Hotel Surabaya, Friday night (22/12/2023). Chairman of Baznas RI KH Noor Achmad expressed his appreciation to Baznas of East Java who have been shoulder to shoulder in relieving the burden of the Palestinian people.“What Baznas of East Java is doing is something extraordinary in order to help the Palestinian people,” Noor said on Saturday (23/12/2023). Noor said that so far, the humanitarian inflow of Rp 10 Billion distributed by Baznas East Java is the largest amount for Baznas one province.“This donation I think is the largest for Baznas province and earlier it was said that there will be more later because the mine is still open in East Java,” Noor said.
He explained that Baznas will send aid to the Palestinians in several phases, the first of which is aid in times of emergency, then the next phase for the recovery and reconstruction period.“Our hope is that this donation can be more focused on the reconstruction of buildings in Palestine,” he explained.Acting Chairman of Baznas East Java Province Prof. Dr. KH Ali Maschan Moesa, revealed that East Java Baznas still receives and facilitates the distribution of humanitarian aid from Jatim residents to the Palestinian people.“The distribution of donations this time is the first stage, we are optimistic that at least East Java Baznas can add about Rp 5 Billion more, God willing,” Ali said.According to him, the development of the situation in Palestinian Gaza is still gripping so that the fundraising will continue.“As we see the situation there is still a war, and Baznas Center still has not closed the donation,” he said.It is known that Baznas East Java consists of 38 districts. This moment of handover of aid was attended by the entire leadership of Baznas.
