Despite the ongoing ceasefire, Gaza is still essentially unlivable.
The fighting has stopped, but the dire humanitarian needs continue to spread. Essential infrastructure — homes, hospitals, schools, and water systems — has been damaged or destroyed. Families displaced multiple times continue to shelter in tents amidst the rubble, with little food, clean water, or medical care — pushed to the edge of survival.
One of our team members in Gaza, Areej, shared how deeply the war affected his family:
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"Two years filled with fear, hunger, and uncertainty, never knowing what tomorrow would bring or when the nightmare would end. We longed for the simple right to rest, to sleep peacefully without rockets, shelling, or the deafening roar of aircraft above us. But what broke me most was not hunger or fear, it was psychological torment."
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While Gaza is at the early stages of a ceasefire, we must ramp up lifesaving aid such — clean water, medicine, nutritious food, and more — to distribute once aid corridors are open. But we need your support to ensure we’re ready to reach as many families in Gaza and crisis zones around the world as soon as conditions on the ground allow.
We’ve set a goal of raising $50,000 by October 31 to reach families facing unimaginable suffering in places like Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine. Will you give today and help us reach our goal?
Throughout this humanitarian catastrophe, Mercy Corps has been on the ground in Gaza, delivering as much lifesaving and life-sustaining relief as possible.
Since October 2023, Mercy Corps and our local partners have reached more than 371,000 people with food, water, shelter, cash, and psychosocial support to cope with the mental impacts of war. We are actively providing clean drinking water to those in displacement camps and are poised to deliver thousands more kits and supplies, which currently remain blocked at borders while lives hang in the balance just miles away.
Since the ceasefire was announced, Mercy Corps has been adamant in the call for unfettered access to aid, guarantees of safety for aid workers, and predictable and sustained entry points for supplies into Gaza.
In the meantime, we’ve remained active, doing as much as possible to meet the pressing needs of the Palestinian people. Despite our team members facing hardship themselves, Mercy Corps has been:
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Providing safe drinking water through emergency trucks — to help families access sanitation and hygiene services. We’ve supplied over 160,000 gallons of water. But it’s only a drop in the ocean for families who need water. Donate now |
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Delivering emergency food kits to families, which included canned goods, ready-to-eat food, as well as training and seeds to grow their own food. We’ve reached over 80,000 people facing food insecurity. But more families need our help at this moment. Donate now |
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Reaching families with emergency cash assistance, allowing them to purchase food, water, household essentials, and hygiene products. Since October 2023, we’ve reached more than 33,000 families. But that is nowhere near enough to meet the needs compounding every day. Donate now |
Gaza is currently experiencing a desperately needed moment of respite. A critical moment to ensure life-saving aid such as clean water, nutritious food, educational and commercial supplies are available, and key infrastructure is restored to help Palestinians recover and thrive.
Your help is vital for civilians facing challenges like hunger, war, and poverty in places like Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and around the world. Please make a gift today to help us reach our fundraising goal before October 31.
Sincerely,
The Mercy Corps Team
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