The definition of the word 'Gift' is to give something to show friendship, affection and support. My Gift goes to Gaza (Palestine), to show them that we really do care about their suffering and are here to support them through their hardship and time of need.

So far I have purchased and delivered two disabled access-minibuses with electric ramps and other vital Medical Aid, Educational Aid and Clothing and drove to Gaza and donated them to EL-WAFA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL and EL-WAFA ELDERLY CARE HOME for the Disabled, Amputee, Quadraplegic and Elderly and also to the EL-WAFA CHARITABLE TRUST which works extensively with the poor, orphans and widows at Khan Yunis Refugee Camp.

The information contained on this website will show you the suffering of the Palestinians, over 62 years ago their homeland was stolen and Israel was created, since then the Palestinians have been forced to live as refugees and prisoners in their own country. If they resist the occupation they are attacked and even their hospitals are bombed, in 2008/09 Israel attacked Gaza and murdered over 300 children; hearing such facts prompted me to double up my efforts and do even more, I was upest at watching this suffering on TV.

Since June 2007 there has been an illegal seige on Gaza, Israel controls Gaza Borders, Waters and Airspace and restricts the amount and type of goods it allows to enter Gaza .. Israel does not allow Fresh Meat, Fresh Fruit, School Books, School Stationary, Corriander, Jam, Baby Milk, Building Materials and even CHOCOLATE (and many more items) to enter Gaza .. many people are suffering because of the illegal actions of the rogue state of Israel which continues to defy UN and EU requests to life the seige on Gaza. Sadly the pro-Israeli lobby has made our Government to weak to act, so it is down to us the Brits with a conscience, please help to .. Free Palestine

NEWSFLASH - I am now working even more closely with EL-WAFA REHAB. HOSPITAL and EL-WAFA ELDERLY CARE HOME. The hospital has 52 patients, all of whom are bed bound, they include Men and Women, Boys and Girls, none can get out of bed without help.

Most are Quadraplegic (loss of use of all four limbs), others amputees or victims of strokes or other crippling illnesses. They also take care of 17 elderly people, who suffer from dementia and alzheimers and who have lost family members due to the conflict and have nobody to look after them.

Please dig deep, all Donations (including Zakaat and Sadaaqa) will go to genuine deserving people. This hospital was attacked by Israel as it is a mere 900 metres away from the border, feel free to see my photos of the destruction, the patients and the brave dedicated staff who risk their lives to help the disabled and elderly people of Gaza (Palestine).

Patients with some conditions need to cross into Israel for treatment

The blockade of the Gaza Strip is putting residents' health at risk, the UN and aid groups have warned.

Medical facilities and equipment are in disrepair, many damaged in Israel's military operation a year ago have not been rebuilt, they said.

Some 27 patients died last year waiting to be referred out of Gaza, they said.

Israel and Egypt deny entry to all but basic humanitarian supplies, in order to prevent Gaza's Hamas rulers firing rockets at Israel, they say.

UN agencies and the Association for International Development Agencies (AIDA), which represents more than 80 humanitarian organisations, said the Israeli restrictions were "undermining the functioning of the health care system and putting at risk the health of 1.4 million people in Gaza".

Guide: Gaza under blockade

Max Gaylard, the UN's humanitarian coordinator in Gaza, said the blockade was hampering the provision of medical supplies and the training of health staff.

He said it was also "preventing patients with serious medical conditions getting timely specialised treatment outside Gaza".

Some treatments, such as complex heart surgery and treatment for certain types of cancer, are unavailable in Gaza.

The agencies highlighted the case of 19-year-old Fidaa Talal Hijjy, who they say died while awaiting permission to leave Gaza for a bone marrow transplant she needed to treat Hodgkin's disease.

They said she had applied for permission three times to attend appointments at hospitals in Israel, but each time the Israeli authorities failed to respond in time and she missed the appointment.

Her request was approved the day after she died, on 11 November.

The World Health Organization says 88 people have died while waiting for permits since November 2007.

On average 20% of essential drugs were out of stock in Gaza between March and November 2009, according to WHO figures.

Israel allows most medicines into Gaza, but there have been problems with the supply chain.

Most Gazans are not allowed to leave the territory, and the agencies also said medical staff had generally been unable to travel out of Gaza to update their expertise.

Fifteen hospitals and 43 clinics were damaged or destroyed in Israel's operation in Gaza a year ago and most had not been rebuilt because constructions materials have not been allowed in, the agencies said.

The Israeli authorities are yet to respond to the aid agencies' statement.

However, in the past Israel has said extensive security screening is necessary for patients who wish to leave, as three people with permits to leave for medical reasons have been found to be planning attacks in Israel.

It has also said it has offered to facilitate passage through Israel to Jordan for Gazan patients it refuses permits to on security grounds.

Israel said the 22-day military operation, which began on 27 December 2008, was aimed at halting rocket fire by Palestinian militants into Israel.

It says the almost total ban on construction materials such as cement entering Gaza is because they may be used for building rockets, launch pads or weapons smuggling tunnels.

Israel tightened its blockade of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, after Hamas forced out the forces of its more secular rival Fatah, which the Islamic movement had beaten in elections the previous year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8469640.stm