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The conflict in Gaza is taking a devastating toll on the lives of people in Gaza. They've seen death and destruction on a scale of unimaginable proportions.

With the support and prayers of our supporters, Christian Aid can and will reach more people with the humanitarian aid they need.

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Conflict spreading

A new Israeli offensive in Lebanon including airstrikes and a ground invasion, has killed over a thousand and displaced whole communities.

In a country already reeling from an economic crisis and coping with a large refugee population, homes and villages have been destroyed – displacing almost one million women, men and children.

Christian Aid is working with local partners to provide urgent support to meet the immediate needs of displaced people.

Our partner Najdeh is providing essentials like mattresses, blankets and food for new arrivals who have fled airstrikes.  

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Credit: Christian Aid/Najdeh
People leaving their homes in Lebanon (September 2024)

What’s happening in Gaza now?

In the space of a year, civilians in Gaza have seen death and destruction on a scale of unimaginable proportions.

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of those children. Airstrikes have caused widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure. Nearly 2 million people have been displaced, forced to face extreme hunger and disease in overcrowded shelters.

We wake up every day to the sound of bombs and rockets, with no safe place to seek refuge...This violent war has taken our homes, schools, families, relatives, friends and classmates.

- Mais Abdel Hadi, President of the Palestinian Children’s Council, in a letter to the UK Prime Minister.

With fuel for generators all but depleted, hospitals are ceasing to function. Virtually all water and sanitation services have collapsed.

No one can forget 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched a devastating attack. 1,200 Israelis were killed and 5,431 injured. Israeli civilians, many of them women and children, were forcibly taken and many have never returned home.

The international community has failed to step in, hold all sides to account and work to ensure a peace that secures justice, dignity and prosperity for all.

 

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A boy walks across the rubble of buildings destroyed by missile strikes. Palestine square, Gaza City, 16 January 2024. Credit: Christian Aid/Omar Al-Qattaa
A boy walks across the rubble of buildings destroyed by missile strikes. Palestine square, Gaza City, 16 January 2024.
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What is Christian Aid doing in Gaza?

Our established partners on the ground in Gaza are working tirelessly, under intense and dangerous conditions, to deliver life-saving medical care, food and shelter.

  • £2.2m

    Christian Aid supporters have raised £2.2 million to help our partners in Gaza.

  • 800,000

    Together with our partners, we have helped over 800,000 people.

Bahaa Zaqout, a humanitarian responder with our partner, the Agricultural Development Association (PARC), explains how he’s supporting people who’ve been displaced and are now living in temporary shelters in central Gaza.

Despite losing his own home and loved ones, Bahaa’s determined to ensure that others have access to food and clean water.

Meet Bahaa, a Christian Aid humanitarian partner in Gaza

Bahaa Zaqout, a humanitarian responder with our partner, the Agricultural Development Association (PARC), explains how he’s supporting people who’ve been displaced and are now living in temporary shelters in central Gaza.

Despite losing his own home and loved ones, Bahaa’s determined to ensure that others have access to food and clean water.

Emergency and psychological care

Palestinian Medical Relief Societies (PMRS) are on the frontlines, providing emergency first aid, community outreach and follow-up care for those injured across the Gaza strip.

Their mobile teams offer psychological care and medical support–reaching patients by any means necessary, including by bicycle and on foot (due to fuel shortages). This includes treating people at home, who've been discharged from overcrowded hospitals, to dress their injuries. 

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Dr Hassan on duty in war-torn Gaza Credit: Christian Aid
Dr Hassan on duty in  war-torn Gaza.

Shelter and essential aid for displaced families

Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) in Khan Younis has provided emergency food, shelter, water sanitation and hygiene, and essential supplies for the many thousands who are homeless.

With markets still in operation in Gaza, CFTA has provided two rounds of cash grants to more than 300 household from Christian Aid funds.

They also offer emotional support through art workshops, where children can momentarily escape the horrors of war and express their resilience by drawing memories of their homeland.

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Children enjoy a brief respite from war when they take part in an art workshop in Rafah but "only an immediate and permanent ceasefire will deliver children from the hell on earth they are living through", says William Bell of Christian Aid. Credit: Christian Aid/CFTA
Children enjoy a brief respite from war when they take part in an art workshop in Rafah but "only an immediate and permanent ceasefire will deliver children from the hell on earth they are living through", says William Bell of Christian Aid, which is funding the activity.

Food distribution and community-led relief

The Agricultural Development Association (PARC) coordinate emergency food from local suppliers/farmers in Gaza to those who cannot purchase food. Their work is critical now that food lifelines have been cut off.

They support community-led initiatives, including informal shelters, and have set up a medical clinic in Al Mawasi, treating about 700 patients daily. With support from Christian Aid, they’ve also built bathroom units and established a ‘disability friendly’ displacement camp for 100 families

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Food shortages are worst in northern Gaza as UN aid deliveries are blocked. Our partner Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC) is the only lifeline for many. Credit: Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC)
A man sits at a table looking through a piece of paper. Another man stands in front waiting for one of the many food parcels behind them. There is a sign on the wall that say’s “Urgent Humanitarian Support for the people of Gaza. Suppling food parcels (foodstuffs and vegetables).’ in English and Arabic. The Christian Aid and PARC logos are in the corners of the banner.

Our partners are deeply rooted in their communities and have therefore been the first responders to this crisis. Our locally-led approach has meant that people have been supported to help themselves, in the absence of a ceasefire and sufficient aid. However, this must be complemented with an immediate ceasefire to allow a surge in humanitarian aid in Gaza and unfettered access.

- Katie Roxburgh, Programme Manager – Israel and occupied Palestinian territory, Christian Aid.
You can help people in urgent need

Our partners are responding the best they can, but they can't do it alone. Supplies are dangerously low, and the need is growing every day. Your donations are urgently needed to keep this critical aid flowing and bring hope.

What the people of Gaza are facing is unbearable. With violence now threatening to grow, no one feels safe. This war is utterly heartbreaking.

An illustration of a candle with the words 'Just peace, Hope, Love' under it.

Pray for a just peace

God, hear our prayers for peace in the Middle East.
May all people in the region be protected, safe from harm.
We pray that this crisis will end now, with no further loss of life.
God, may the injured and distressed know your healing presence.
May the powerful and the decision-makers follow the paths of justice, mercy and peace.
We pray for recognition of the dignity and value of every life.
May the clamour of violence cease,
Replaced by the beating of swords into ploughshares.
God, in your name, 

How can you help people in Gaza?

Together, we must do all we can to protect the lives of our global neighbours. The people of Gaza need us right now, more than ever.

Make a donation

Please donate now to help the people of Gaza.

Sign our petition

We’re urging the UK government to act for a just peace and help end the war in Gaza.

Gaza Appeal resources

Download and order resources to support the Gaza Appeal in your church.

Read more on the Gaza Appeal

Letters from Gaza: an appeal to the UK Prime Minister

'Heartbreaking' letters from Gaza children to Prime Minister asking for violence to end.

A Just Peace

Learn, act and pray for a just peace in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory

Diary from a warzone

Life inside a displacement camp in Gaza.

Struggles facing families in Gaza

‘Those who can bear it eat only one meal a day so they can leave more food for the children’.

A reflection on a war that is about more than just Gaza

William Bell, Christian Aid's Head of Middle East Policy, reflects on the need for understanding and peace.