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The humanitarian emergency in Gaza is escalating rapidly. Over 500,000 people are facing famine, 1 in 3 people in Gaza have not eaten for days. 

According to World Health Organization data from July alone, more than 60 people in the Gaza Strip died from malnutrition, with one in three being children under five. Amidst relentless bombardment, desperate civilians risk gunfire to reach food aid convoys for survival.  Beyond starvation, living conditions deteriorate catastrophically: over a million displaced people shelter in overcrowded camps or open areas with severely restricted access to clean water and sanitation facilities, creating breeding grounds for disease outbreaks. 

“People are being relentlessly killed in hostilities and while attempting to get food,” said Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the ICRC. “Children are dying because they do not have enough to eat. Families are being forced to flee again and again in search of safety that does not exist.” 

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has supported the set up community kitchens in Gaza to provide hot meals to those facing hunger due to conflict. Additionally, community baking facilities was been established in 15 shelters across Gaza City, producing fresh bread daily to provide basic food for the displaced people. 

Despite risks to their own lives, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) have been on the frontline of humanitarian response through participation in rescue operations, provision of food, water, hygiene items and cash assistance. ICRC, together with 12 National Societies (or their branch) including Hong Kong Red Cross, opened a field hospital in Rafah of southern Gaza in May 2024 to address the overwhelming medical needs. 

 Your donation will allow us to help fund the lifesaving emergency response work of the PRCS and the ICRC who have been on the ground since the conflict escalated and continue to save lives.