Gaza is starving.

Farmers’ fields lie in ruins. Bakeries are shuttered. Store shelves are
bare. The entire food system has crashed, and life-saving aid is still
largely blocked.

People are forced to survive on a single piece of bread a day, or worse,
boil weeds or eat animal feed to stay alive.

"For the first time in nearly two and a half months, aid trucks have begun
to move into Gaza. But let’s be clear: it is not enough — the needs are
staggering," said Regional Director Arnaud Quemin.

We must act fast — Mercy Corps is preparing to respond as soon as we’re
able to do so, and your gift can make a difference. [ [link removed] ]Please rush a
donation now to support families in Gaza and over 40 countries worldwide.


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Thank you for your urgent attention and compassion during this devastating
hunger crisis in Gaza. We'll keep you updated on this emergency.

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Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Subject: 🚨 URGENT: Gaza’s food system has collapsed

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Update:

A new report released yesterday shows that Gaza’s food system has
collapsed after a two-month blockage on humanitarian aid. The hunger
catastrophe affecting more than 2 million civilians has reached horrific
new extremes.

Currently, the entire population of Gaza is at "critical risk of famine,"
and 925,000 people are on the brink of starvation.

There is no time to waste — donations are urgently needed to ensure we can
ramp up distribution of lifesaving aid as soon as the borders re-open.
[ [link removed] ]Please rush your gift right now to help meet the extraordinary needs of
families in Gaza and 40+ countries around the globe.


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Across Gaza, families are in pure survival mode — hungry, exhausted, and
displaced. One Mercy Corps team member described the desperation people
are facing:


 
"People no longer care about bombs, rockets, or even death. What
consumes them now is food. How to find it. How to feed their children.

  "It is impossible to describe how hard life has become. People walk  
around in a daze, dizzy from malnutrition and despair, fainting in the
street. They look like skin and bones. If you saw them, you would
break down and cry."
 


Despite the aid blockade, Mercy Corps is currently distributing cash
assistance to families in Gaza. We have had life-saving assistance waiting
at the border for months due to the blockade — and as soon as the borders
open our teams and partners will be able to distribute to over 160,000 and
to support millions more through humanitarian partners.

[ [link removed] ]You can support our lifesaving humanitarian response in Gaza and
communities in crisis across the globe with an urgent gift right now.

We’ll have more updates about conditions in Gaza — and our ongoing
response — in the weeks and months ahead.

Thanks for your support,

The Mercy Corps team

P.S. [ [link removed] ]Check out our latest update about the crisis in Gaza and our
ongoing humanitarian response — including a video message from Areej, a
Mercy Corps team member in Gaza.

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