President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to establish a “Children of Gaza Fund” to assist victims of the escalating Gaza violence has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers yesterday (Feb. 26).
According to a statement released by the President’s Media Division (PMD), all government agencies and ministries have been instructed to be a part of this fund instead of participating in Iftar celebrations.
Hence, a USD 1 million donation from the Government will be given in aid of impacted children in Gaza by authorized United Nations (UN) organizations.
The PMD said that public contributions are also welcomed for this purpose.
Since October 7, Israeli attacks on Gaza have resulted in at least 29,782 fatalities and 70,043 injuries, according to foreign media.
Israel has battered the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas in October, in which the revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 attacks lies at 1,139.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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