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Our emergency relief in Gaza - Donations for people in need

Gaza is enduring one of the most severe humanitarian crises in recent history. More than 1.9 million, almost the entire population, have been displaced, many of them multiple times. More than 90% of buildings and vital infrastructure lie in ruins.  More than half of Gaza’s hospitals are destroyed. About 1.4 million people—roughly two-thirds of the population—are experiencing acute food insecurity, including countless children.

Although the fighting has halted under the ceasefire, the needs on the ground are still overwhelming. The people living in Gaza lack everything: food, fuel, access to clean water, medical care and supplies, and safe shelter.

Together with the Order of Malta and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, we have already distributed vital relief supplies and and coordinate medical care for the people of Gaza City at a health facility.

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The health crisis in Gaza

More than 90% of buildings and vital infrastructure lie in ruins. Photo: Order of Malta/Malteser International

The health situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic. Many health facilities have been destroyed, and the hospitals that remain are overwhelmed, struggling to treat thousands of sick, injured and severely malnourished children and adults.

According to the World Health Organization, fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals are even partially operational, and those that are functioning do so at minimal capacity. There is a critical shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies: 46% of medications and 66% of consumables are completely out of stock (WHO, March 2026). The situation is further exacerbated by a severe lack of healthcare personnel.

The majority of the population also lacks access to clean water, sanitation, and basic hygiene. Under these devastating conditions, diseases are spreading rapidly.

The people of Gaza are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Immediate action is essential to save lives. 

 

 

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Our joint aid for the people of Gaza

In collaboration with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and in close coordination with the Order of Malta, we have been distributing non-perishable food items and essential supplies to the local population in need.

At our St. Joseph Clinic, we provide people with basic medical care, including the prevention of avoidable diseases, the diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses and injuries, the treatment of chronic conditions (such as diabetes and high blood pressure), gynecological care for women, and referrals to higher-level care facilities when necessary. Our work is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Aktion Deutschland Hilft, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNICEF, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Archdioceses of Munich and Freising and Paderborn.

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Our medical staff treats a patient at St. Joseph Clinic in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Alqataa

News and stories about our work in the Gaza Strip

Dancing was Ahmed’s passion - Medical assistance for people from Gaza

Ahmed proudly shows the videos his father recorded on his phone of his performances. Some videos of him and his dance group were also posted on YouTube. That was before a bullet struck the 21-year-old in the head. At the time, he was out on the streets of Gaza looking for food. His family’s home had been completely destroyed by a bomb, leaving them homeless. Hardly any aid deliveries were being allowed into Gaza at the time, and many families were going hungry. The bullet to Ahmed’s head shattered his dream of dancing on stages in Gaza. 

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16.10.2026

Order of Malta in Cairo to assist the wounded evacuated from Gaza

Cairo/Cologne. A team of ten doctors and volunteers from Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s international relief agency, is in Cairo to assist injured children and adults evacuated from the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing conflict. The initiative is aimed at patients whose injuries or illnesses require surgical interventions and specialized care not currently accessible in the Strip. At the Umberto I Italian Hospital in Cairo, Malteser International works with a team of doctors, psychologists and nurses in collaboration with the Centre for Reconstructive Surgery in Armed Conflicts and Worldwide Surgical Missions, which has provided three specialists, including a neurosurgeon.

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23.06.2026

Gaza: Blessing of Order of Malta Clinic in Gaza City

Gaza City/Rome/Cologne: On Monday 22nd June, His Beatitude the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, blessed the Order of Malta’s clinic in Gaza City. Following this blessing, around thirty staff members, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, will begin providing primary health care to up to one hundred sick people every day. The clinic was established under a partnership between the Order of Malta and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Its activities are coordinated by Malteser International.

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17.07.2025

Malteser International and the Order of Malta condemn attack on Catholic Parish in Gaza

The Sovereign Order of Malta deems the attacks carried out this morning against the Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza unacceptable. The Order of Malta expresses its full solidarity with the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, and the civilians injured in today's raid on the place of worship, which in recent months has been a refuge for displaced persons and centre for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The Order stands with the families of those affected and reiterates its firm condemnation of any attacks against the Palestinian civilian population and of all violations of international humanitarian law.

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Gaza and Lebanon: ”The situation can hardly be put into words.“

The escalation of violence in the Holy Land since October 2023 has caused great suffering among the people. Under the most difficult conditions, Malteser International was able to work with local partner organizations in 2024 to bring aid to the people in Lebanon and Gaza. “The situation of the population in Gaza can hardly be put into words. There are almost no buildings left intact. What the people there have had to endure since October 2023 is shocking and absolutely tragic,” says H. E. Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, then Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta, after his visit to the “Holy Family” parish in Gaza City.

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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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