Palestine Emergency Appeal

Palestine Emergency: A third of the people in Palestine live below the poverty line.

The situation in Palestine is unbearable for many. Gaza has been described as an “open-air prison”. Conditions in Gaza were dire even before the recent escalations in conflict, with occupation, blockade and recurring conflict causing deep poverty and suffering.

Overnight, simmering tensions in the Middle East appear to have tipped into an unprecedented escalation, sparking fears that the situation may deteriorate in the coming hours and days. The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 198 people have been killed and more than 1,600 wounded in Gaza in Israeli retaliation after a Hamas attack killed at least 40.

We are closely monitoring the situation and our local partners remain on standby to provide humanitarian aid.

🛟 £60 can provide life-saving essentials

📦 £120 can provide two families with life-saving food

⛑️ £200 can provide emergency medical supplies

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Some background information on Gaza’s neighbourhoods

The Gaza Strip comprises five governorates: North Gaza, Gaza City, Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah.

North Gaza extends for 10km (6 miles) and shares the only crossing into Israel through Beit Hanoon, also known as the Erez crossing (closed including for emergency aid)

North Gaza is home to the Jabalia refugee camp, the largest in the strip.

 

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Gaza City is the largest and most populous city within the Gaza Strip, with more than 750,000 residents. Rimal, Shujaiya and Tel al-Hawa are among its most well-known neighbourhoods.

At the heart of the Rimal neighbourhood is al-Shifa Hospital (ran out of power on 15th October) – the largest medical facility in the Gaza Strip.

Deir el-Balah is one of Gaza’s largest agricultural producers. It is also home to four refugee camps: Nuseirat, al-Bureij, al-Maghazi and Deir el-Balah.

Gaza’s only operating power plant is located along the district’s boundary with Gaza City (Closed: No fuel to power it)

Khan Younis is home to some 430,000 people. At its centre is the Khan Younis refugee camp, where about 90,000 people live.

Rafah is the southernmost district of Gaza with a population of about 275,000. Rafah is also the name of the crossing with Egypt that is located here.

 

SOURCE: AL JAZEERA

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