Friend, I have heartbreaking news from Gaza: After more than two months of the humanitarian aid blockade, many young girls and boys are desperate for clean water, forced to drink from puddles and wade through sewage in extreme cases. Our Project HOPE colleagues also report seeing a 300% increase in malnutrition cases. And with the sudden termination of funding for all six of our clinics in Gaza, our teams cannot continue their lifesaving work to meet the rising need for urgent relief and continue our worldwide mission without support from compassionate people like you, Friend.

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While temperatures in Gaza reach their peak, water systems have been destroyed, electricity to desalination plants has been cut, and families are being pushed to the brink of survival.

As part of our response to the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Project HOPE is regularly trucking clean water to IDP shelters and clinics to ensure families have access to safe drinking water. Without it, families would have to source water from unsafe sources or walk long distances to buy it at high prices.

Our teams have delivered over 1 million liters of clean water to more than 180,000 people — including families like Ilham’s. Living in a crowded camp in Deir al-Balah, she told us: