What is happening in Gaza?
The release of hostages and some Palestinian detainees is significant and long awaited progress.
It’s vital the ceasefire now holds. Hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza remain displaced and urgently need aid, including shelter.
While aid is moving, it’s only through organisations registered in Israel, which prevents us – and many other humanitarian organisations – from sending the supplies we have ready.
We have tents in Amman ready to go, but we still don’t know when government aid convoys will begin. If the ceasefire holds and humanitarian access opens up, we have lifesaving aid ready for families who need it.
The need is vast. We are committed to doing as much as we can and we’re working on a plan. We’re exploring all options with our partners in Gaza to scale up our response as soon as access allows.
This remains an extremely challenging response, but with your support we can make a huge difference to people’s lives.
Your donation will support our ongoing response in Gaza as we look to scale our efforts – providing emergency shelter for those who so desperately need it.
In the event that our ongoing Gaza response becomes fully funded, your donation will provide life-saving support to people affected by disaster around the world.
Where is Gaza?
The Gaza Strip is located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north.
Gaza is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Before October 7th, Gaza was home to approximately 2.3 million people across just 141 square miles (41km wide by 10km wide). Since then, the exact number of people alive after months of airstrikes, destruction and starvation is unknown.
Families are unable to leave Gaza. Forced to move again and again in search of safety. But land, sea and air bombardments are making that near impossible. There are large areas cut off and people are continuously on the move.
The Gaza crisis explained