KUWAIT CITY, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced Tuesday to donate 500,000 U.S. dollars to the Palestinian people in the wake of a bloody shelling by the Israel military on civilians.

    KRCS Chairman Barjas al-Barjas said the donation would be handed directly to the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Gaza.

    Al-Barjas said he felt sorry that Israeli forces were violating human rights daily by their bombardments and attacks on Palestinian women and children, adding that the Israelis did not respect the humanitarian work.

    The official called on the international committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help stop the humanitarian violations by Israelis in the Palestinian territories.

    Last Wednesday, Israeli artillery bombings struck the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, killing 18 Palestinians, mainly women and children, in the deadliest attack on Palestinian civilians in the past several years.