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Our emergency relief in Gaza - Donations for people in need

Due to the escalating Middle East conflict, the humanitarian situation for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip is life-threatening. The living conditions are catastrophic. The supply of food and other essential goods as well as medical care are almost impossible. Food stocks are almost exhausted, and medicine is in short supply. Currently, almost half a million people are suffering from hunger and are facing catastrophic famine (as of 06/2024, source: IPC). 1.9 million people are displaced within Gaza (as of 07/2024).

Malteser International is working with the Order of Malta and local partners on the ground to provide urgently needed emergency relief.

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The situation in the Gaza Strip: Hunger and inadequate supplies of essential goods

The war in Gaza is not only causing numerous civilian casualties but is also exposing the population to a high health risk. People in need in the Gaza Strip are largely cut off from the outside world due to the fighting. Access to humanitarian and medical aid and essential goods is severely limited. Supplies are becoming increasingly scarce or have long since been used up, meaning that the humanitarian situation is worsening by the day. 1.9 million people have been displaced within Gaza (as of 07/2024).

The food supply is so inadequate that, according to the latest figures in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, half a million people are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity (level 5, the highest level of the IPC). Almos the entire population is affected by acute food insecurity (as of 06/2024, source: IPC). The healthcare system has collapsed. The few hospitals that are still functional are extremely overwhelmed and health care workers are operating under most extreme conditions. There is a lack of everything. People in the Gaza Strip are urgently dependent on humanitarian aid to survive. 

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Our joint aid for the people of Gaza

Together with the Order of Malta, Malteser International, in cooperation with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, has started a joint humanitarian mission in the Gaza Strip to provide direct humanitarian assistance to the local population in need.  

Our joint emergency response includes the provision of non-perishable food as well as other essential supplies like hygiene-kits. The aim of our joint humanitarian mission is to provide life-saving food and medical aid to the suffering population in Gaza. 

We are dependent on your donations for our emergency relief. Support our work and help people in the Gaza Strip with your donation. 

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News about our emergency relief in the Gaza Strip

24.09.2024

Gaza: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Sovereign Order of Malta continue to provide support to people in need

Jerusalem/ Rome/ Cologne. On 18 September around midnight an additional aid delivery reached the people in northern Gaza. It was the third delivery of vital relief supplies to the parish in Gaza, carried out in the context of the Memorandum of Understanding signed last May between the Latin Patriarchate and the Sovereign Order of Malta. The delivery was distributed to all people in need on Monday 23 September.

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24.07.2024

New Order of Malta humanitarian aid delivery reaches Gaza

Rome/Cologne. Following the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Sovereign Order of Malta a new aid delivery has reached the Palestinian population in northern Gaza. The vital relief supplies were handed over to the parish of Gaza City and are being distributed to people in need.

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16.05.2024

LATIN PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM AND SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA DELIVER HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA

Jerusalem-Rome-Cologne. His Beatitude, Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem entered today Gaza and reached the parish of the Holy Family for a pastoral  visit. Together with His Beatitude was Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Accompanying the small delegation was also Fr. Gabriele Romanelli, parish priest of Gaza. They met the suffering population to encourage them and to deliver a message of hope, solidarity, and support. His Beatitude presided the mass in the parish church with the local community and visited the St. Porphyrius Orthodox church and met with Bishop Alexios and the community.

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Frequently asked questions about our emergency relief in Gaza

Financial donations are the most effective and fastest way to support the people in need in Gaza. You can donate online or via bank transfer - every amount counts. You can also start your own fundraising campaign to raise money for a good cause. Talk to friends, family and colleagues about the situation in Gaza to make more people aware of the urgent need for support. Last but not least, Malteser International regularly calls for prayers for peace. Join in or pray on your own that peace will soon return to Gaza.

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