Turkish-ambassador-Salih-Mutlu- en-in-a-group-photo-with-the-Palestinian-families-in-Eid-Al-Adha--(photo-by-Reham-El-Adawi)
At the garden of his residence in Giza, Turkish ambassador to Cairo Salih Mutlu Şen confirmed in the celebration, held on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, with the participation of hundreds of Palestinian families that the hearts and minds of the entire Islamic world, especially Turkey and Egypt, are with Gaza.
Ambassador Şen said in his speech, "unfortunately, there is no situation in Gaza where families can visit each other, or where children can see their elders, or even slaughter sacrifices to thank God together. We wanted to celebrate Eid Al-Adha this year by hosting nearly 1,500 Palestinians in the garden of our embassy headquarters. Because unfortunately we enter this holiday of Eid Al-Adha at a time when the war and bloodshed in Gaza has not stopped".
"Holidays are occasions for cooperation, sharing, celebration and love. In this month and during the holidays, quarrels are reconciled, children visit their elders, and gifts are given to children. Unfortunately, there is no place in Gaza where families can visit each other, where children can see their elders, and where sacrifices can be slaughtered in thanks to God together. Homes were destroyed, children were killed or injured, and adults were weakened," he added.
"Aside from eating sacrificial meat, people may feel lucky when they have bread, food, and clean water to drink. The entire Islamic world, especially Turkey and Egypt, our hearts and minds are with Gaza. As a small expression of our solidarity with our brothers in Gaza, we wanted to share this solidarity and this spirit by hosting tens of thousands of Palestinians who came to Egypt, in addition to Egyptian families, in the garden of our embassy, and we wanted to make children a little bit happy".
Ambassador Şen disclosed that Civil society in Turkey has a keen interest in Gaza and is willing to help. Civil society organizations have been cooperating with the Egyptian Red Crescent for a long time and are already sending hundreds of trucks loaded with relief materials to Gaza. One of these organizations is the Fatah Association.
"The association, in cooperation with our embassy, slaughtered nine sacrifices, which it shared with our brothers from Gaza. This, of course, is part of the help from the Turkish people who donate to the Fatah Association and other civil society organizations. We pray to God Almighty to accept our help and to be really helpful to the people of Gaza".
"Our only desire for the war and bloodshed in Gaza is to stop as soon as possible. May Palestinian children spend their lives in their homeland in a healthy and safe environment".
"All the prayers of the Islamic world are directed to this desire. We hope, with the strength of the Security Council resolution, which was also accepted by the United Nations, that a permanent ceasefire will be reached as soon as possible, that humanitarian aid will be delivered effectively and adequately, and that our Palestinian brothers, women, children, the elderly and the youth will be protected on their land under the roof of the independent, free and honorable Palestinian state. We also pray to God that the days will come when they live in luxury, happiness and security. Our only desire for the war and bloodshed in Gaza is to stop as soon as possible. May children spend their lives in their homeland in a healthy and safe environment," he concluded.
After ending his long speech, the Turkish ambassador called all Palestinian children to take a group photo with him and distributed among them caps and T-shirts with the flags of Egypt and Turkey printed on them.
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