A new fundraising group has been formed in Kirkcudbright to help Palestinian medical services in Gaza and the West Bank try to cope in impossible conditions.
Galloway Friends of MAP has opened a page on JustGiving for donations to the charity, whose full title is Medical Aid for Palestinians.
The move comes in the wake of weeks of violence. Israel went on the offensive after Hamas fighters killed an estimated 1,200 civilians and soldiers in a terrorist attack on October 7, and took an estimated 240 people hostage.
According to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, more than 13,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured in the retaliatory campaign.
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