Israeli student collects 10 truckloads of basic aid for Gazans

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"A student at Sapir College near Sderot has over the past week collected 10 truckloads of basic supplies, which she hopes to deliver to the people of Gaza.

Hadas Balas, 25, says she felt she had to take action after visiting her college last week, where she heard the sound of bombs exploding in Gaza and the sound of sirens in Sderot.

"I realized there were people getting killed who had no food and nothing to drink, and that caused me a lot of pain," she said.

Together with her friend, Lee Ziv, 27, Balas wrote e-mails, asking people to donate to the humanitarian cause.

"We are working beyond the rules, with the common goal of ensuring the right to live to those who are alive," stated their e-mails.

The correspondence reached human rights organizations that passed on the women's appeal through their own e-mail lists, yielding more donations than the two had initially anticipated.

"I thought we might get two truckloads," Balas said. "I wasn't expecting 10."

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[bunnies]

1. Now THAT is awesome!

:applause:

[bemildred]

3. Indeed awesome. nt

[azurnoir]

2. Good for her

says there is still some hope, and I hope the aid will be allowed in.