Ceasefire | Help Gaza Now

Families in Gaza are clinging to survival. 

  • Surrounded by rubble, hospitals are destroyed putting people’s lives at risk.
  • 1.9 million people have no home to return to.
  • Families are sleeping outdoors in the freezing cold. 
  • People are hungry, 96% have little access to food and water.

The best way to help people in Gaza and other areas affected by the conflict, including Lebanon and the West Bank, is by donating to our Gaza Appeal now.

Food is being transported, supplies for babies and young children, medical supplies, blankets, tents – these critical supplies are moving to provide even the most basic level of support to people in Gaza

This movement of aid is just the beginning – there is a long road ahead for the people of Gaza. 
The Red Cross Red Crescent movement is on the ground providing critical health care, shelter, and essential supplies to those in desperate need.  

Amr Ali PRCS media officer tells of his family’s escape to safety

Amr and his son Adam at a point overlooking the camp where they are staying in Rafah. Photo: Amr Ali/Palestine Red Crescent Society

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.” 

Last updated January 2025