Gaza Appeal
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Support the emergency response to the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza
470,000 people
are at risk of starvation (22% of the population).
1.8 million Palestinians
in Gaza are experiencing extreme hunger.
1.9 million people
are displaced with no homes to return to.
What is happening now in Gaza?
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening by the day.
Since 2 March 2025, border closures have meant that extremely limited food, fuel and medicine have entered the Gaza Strip. The healthcare system has struggled to cope with the immense needs of patients and is on the brink of collapse.
These challenges, as well as the ongoing hostilities and frequent bombings, have led to a catastrophic humanitarian situation, leaving people in dire need of life-saving relief.
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How are the Irish Red Cross supporting this crisis?
The Irish Red Cross is supporting our colleagues at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, who are working tirelessly to do what they can with the little resources they have left.
Working under dangerous conditions, PRCS staff and volunteers risk their lives to provide emergency relief and medical aid to those who need it through their 16 operating health clinics and ambulance service. They are also providing daily hot meals to around 3,000 people in the central governate despite extremely low supplies.
The Irish Red Cross is also supporting the families of children from Gaza who have arrived in Ireland to receive medical treatment, as part of a plan approved by the Irish government in 2024, to support a total of 30 children from Gaza who need urgent medical assistance.
Your donations can support the work of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement to help provide:
Food and clean water.
Medical care.
Hygiene kits.
How has the wider Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement responded?
Since the escalation of the conflict in Gaza, the Red Cross Red Crescent community have been working to address overwhelming needs.
By the beginning of this year, Palestinian Red Crescent Society teams in Gaza had:
- received over 22,000 trucks of humanitarian aid for distribution in Gaza
- distributed 1.6 million emergency aid items
- almost 1,600 staff and volunteers working with them
- supported over 900,000 people with health services
- provided psychosocial support to more than 131,000 people
- reached over 100,000 people with emergency medical services
- operated 27 medical points and clinics
- set up 27 camps for displaced people in Gaza
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had:
- supported the operation of the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, providing medical care for 300 people a day. Since its opening, the hospital has performed more than 47,000 consultations and more than 2,000 operations
- provided one cooked meal a day to 25,000 vulnerable people in Gaza, as well as ready-to-eat food parcels to over 32,000 people and nutritional food bars to almost 200,000 people
- provided essential items to almost 1.4 million internally displaced people in Gaza and helped more than 1.4 million people access clean water
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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 affected areas like Lebanon and the West Bank is to donate 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, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and surrounding areas. 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.