The kite-flying event was hosted by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
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| Children fly kites in Khan Yunis in Gaza on Feb 5, 2017 , to express hope for the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. (The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan News / ANN) |
Around 1,000 children flew kites in the Gaza city of Khan Yunis on March 5 to express hope for the recovery of disaster-stricken areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The kite-flying event was hosted by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Residences and a hospital were built with aid from Japan in Khan Yunis, which has given residents a consistently strong affinity with Japan.
Later, the children arranged themselves on the ground to spell out the words "Gaza loves Japan" to express their solidarity with Japan.
