Once again, developers have banded together to prove that the video game industry can be a force for positive social change. In an as-yet unreleased bundle similar to last year's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Bundle for Racial Justice an🌌d Equality, a new itch.io bundle for fo🧸od and medical assistance for Palestine has garnered massive attention, amassing almost 700 games in just a few days. This comes after 11 days of airstrikes from Israel that targeted Palestinian medical centres, libraries, and media buildings, killing .
, founder of , shared a tweet on May 18, asking for submissions to the bundle, created to raise money to provide food and medical supplies to Palestine. The m♍inimum donation for the bundle is not yet kn🍸own, but all money donated will be sent to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is dedicated to providing essential supplies and services to Palestine after a 14-year Israeli blockade of Gaza.
Submissions for the bundle were only supposed to be open for 24 hours, but huge support for the bundle has led to submissions staying open for three days so far. Last summer's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:💯raised $8.1 million for Black Lives Matter charities, and this bundlౠe is gaining momentum fast.
The recent violent escalations of Israel's 53-year occupation of Palestine have caused outrage on social media. Many about the normalisation of Arab deaths in Wester🧔n media - something the video game industry is at least partially at fault for, with many games frequently presenting Arabs as nameless enemies, especially in the shooter genre.
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine was reached earlier today, after Israel hadಌ repeate📖dly rejected earlier offers.
If you're a developer w🐬ho wants to submit your game to the bundle, you can fill out . You can also donate to the UNRWA Gaza Crisis Appeal .