Famine has officially taken hold in Gaza Governorate and will expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis without urgent action, according to a new report from the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published on Friday, 22 August 2024.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic proportions. More than 17,500 children have been killed, and thousands more are injured, traumatised, and displaced. After 15 months of relentless violence and siege, starvation is now officially spreading across Gaza. Families are forced to choose between hunger and the risk of being shot while searching for food.
We are delivering urgently needed aid into Gaza, but far more is needed. The continued illegal blockade of life-saving supplies means children and families are being condemned to die, painfully and needlessly.
Every hour lost costs more lives. Famine in Gaza is not a failure of logistics or aid – it is the outcome of brutal war and deliberate starvation.
We are working with partners to respond inside Gaza. Your donation today can help save lives, provide emergency support to children and families, and offer a glimmer of dignity and protection amid unimaginable hardship.
We have capacity to deliver up to 34 trucks a day, filled with food, nutrition supplies, hygiene kits, bedding, tents, and dignity kits. But we urgently need your support to purchase additional, critical supplies to reach as many children and families as possible.
This is not the time to look away. Please donate now.
Every hour counts.
