There is no place safe in Gaza. Every place is targeted.”
Dr Lubna Sabah, Director of Health, Near East Council of Churches
(NECC)

The population in Gaza is experiencing a humanitarian disaster. They are facing devastating loss and overwhelming need.

Our emergency appeal is for the vital work of our partners and contacts in Gaza and the West Bank.

In Gaza, nowhere is safe.
Over 1% of the population, that’s 23,000 people, have been killed; 70% of these are women and children. Over 50,000 people have been injured and a further 7,000 are missing presumed dead.

The situation continues to worsen day by day as increasing numbers of people are being displaced from their homes and have no access to food or water. 1.9 million people have been displaced — some multiple times. Aid workers are reporting increasing levels of starvation and malnutrition, as well as the threat of diseases running through densely overcrowded shelters that lack any basic infrastructure.

On the West Bank, over 330 Palestinians have been killed since 7th October, including 84 children; over 4,000 people have been injured and over 5,800 have been arrested, many for their social media use.

On the 17th of October, we heard the appalling news of the strike on our partner, Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City that left hundreds dead. It re-opened the next day to treat patients.

The hospital has continued to operate despite suffering substantial damage in another attack by Israeli forces, and hospital staff being detained just before Christmas. They now face massive ongoing shortages of medical supplies and are not being allowed to receive anaesthetics and antibiotics.

Your support has allowed us to:

  • send vital funds to our partner Al Ahli Hospital
  • provide food and water for some of the thousands sheltering in the church and community buildings in Gaza City
  • enable the Gaza Sunbirds to provide essential food packs to their communities. 
  • We have also been able to provide vital support to our partners on the West Bank as they seek to respond to the needs of the communities they work with despite ongoing problems and risks over access.

However, so much more needs to be done 
There are huge restrictions on getting essential supplies into Gaza leaving aid agencies dealing with chaotic procedures and massive difficulties in distribution and storage when supplies do arrive. We are using the support we receive to complement these efforts and to reach those who desperately need it. 

As you support our appeal, please also join us in calling for:

  • an immediate ceasefire, 
  • unrestricted access to vital humanitarian support, 
  • a cessation of violence,
  • the release of hostages, and 
  • that the UK government seeks to ensure that all parties are held accountable under international law and will support South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice that Israel is pursuing “a calculated pattern of conduct indicating a genocidal intent”.

Thank you.

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