Gaza Crisis Appeal
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Your support is crucial to the ongoing humanitarian response.
In Gaza, the humanitarian crisis is severe:
Severe levels of hunger and malnutrition
The integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has declared famine in parts of Gaza.
Collapsed public healthcare system
Most hospitals are now unable to function - those still operating are overwhelmed and lack medicines, fuel and staff.
Over 2 million people displaced
Roughly 90% of Gaza’s population have been displaced, many of them multiple times, in search of safety.
In the West Bank the humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating:
Displacement continues
Tens of thousands of people remain unable to return to their homes.
Urgent needs for basic necessities
Many are in urgent need of water, food, shelter, healthcare, and clothing.
Compounding challenges
These challenges are compounded by daily attacks, leaving people in dire need of life-saving relief.
How are the Irish Red Cross supporting this crisis?
The Irish Red Cross continues to work in partnership with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), who are working tirelessly in extremely dangerous conditions with severely limited resources.
In Gaza, PRCS healthcare workers are providing emergency relief and medical aid to those who need it. PRCS runs four hospitals, including a new ICU and maternity ward. Mobile clinics visit villages and shelter camps daily, while mental health programmes support children and adults affected by trauma.
PRCS also provides medical evacuations, cash assistance, and supports rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.
In the West Bank, PRCS is providing essential relief and healthcare services, including the provision of essential medicine and blood units where needed.
In addition to ongoing financial aid to PRCS emergency services, the Irish Red Cross also supports the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah. Thanks to the generosity of the Irish public, this support helps to sustain the hospital, enabling medical teams to continue their life-saving work.
The Irish Red Cross is also supporting the families of children from Gaza who have arrived in Ireland to receive medical treatment. This includes assistance with accommodation, transport to medical appointments, and Arabic-speaking caseworkers.
Food and clean water.
Medical care.
Hygiene kits.
How has the wider Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement responded?
The Red Cross Red Crescent network is working tirelessly to meet urgent needs in Gaza. PRCS, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and other Red Cross societies are working together to provide life-saving help to those affected by the crisis.
Since October 2023, PRCS teams have:
- received over 22,000 trucks of humanitarian aid for distribution
- distributed 1.6 million emergency aid items
- supported over 900,000 people with health services
- reached over 100,000 people with emergency medical services
- operated 29 medical points and clinics
- set up 27 camps for displaced people
In addition, the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, led by the ICRC is providing vital medical care. Since its opening in May 2024, the hospital has performed more than 130,000 consultations and over 7,000 operations surgical procedures under challenging conditions.
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Amr Ali PRCS media officer tells of his family’s escape to safety
Like thousands of others in Gaza, Amr and his family had to flee their homes due to the conflict. On their way to Rafah, in the chaos of explosions and shelling, Amr was separated from his wife and children: 7-year-old Adam, and 3-year-old Maria.
“For more than 12 hours I had no idea about my wife and my kids. I tried to ask hospitals if they got injured or killed,” Amr recalls. Finally he heard from friends and relations that had spotted his family, and taken them in. Everyone was okay. “It was very, very unsafe, but we managed to get to Rafah,” Amr said.
“Living in a tent in such situations is very terrifying. We were terrified and each of us went to check on our children and loved ones. Living all this while in a tent made of fabric makes you feel like the weakest creature on earth.”
About your donation to Irish Red Cross
The best and quickest way to help support people in Gaza and the West Bank is by donating to this appeal. Your donation enables us to respond quickly and help people wherever the need is greatest.
Your donation will directly support the Red Cross Red Crescent’s tireless work in providing vital aid to those affected by the crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. In the rare event that funds raised surpass the immediate needs of this crisis, or if unforeseen circumstances prevent us from delivering aid as planned, any remaining funds will be directed to our other international crisis response programmes, allowing us to continue to provide vital assistance where it’s needed most.
If you have other questions, you can email Grace Connor at gconnor@redcross.ie and Sarah Malone at smalone@redcross.ie.