Gaza Crisis Appeal

The Current Situation in Gaza

Gaza remains at the centre of one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in recent history. Since October 2023, years of conflict, widespread destruction, repeated displacement and severe restrictions on essential supplies have left more than two million Palestinians facing extraordinary hardship. Entire neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble, families have lost their homes and livelihoods, and hundreds of thousands of children are growing up surrounded by devastation. Access to clean water, nutritious food, safe shelter, electricity and essential medical treatment remains severely restricted. As winter approaches, families sheltering in damaged buildings and overcrowded tents face increasing risks from flooding, cold weather and disease.

For the people of Gaza, survival remains a daily struggle. Humanitarian assistance is still urgently needed.

The Humanitarian Crisis in Numbers

The latest available humanitarian assessments reveal the devastating scale of suffering across Gaza:

• 73,000+ Palestinians reported killed since October 2023, including thousands of children and women.
• 174,000+ Palestinians reported injured, many facing life-changing injuries and requiring specialist medical treatment.
• Approximately 2.1 million people live in Gaza, with most having experienced displacement during the conflict.
• 82% of Gaza’s structures damaged or destroyed, representing approximately 201,290 buildings.
• 134,422 buildings completely destroyed, leaving vast residential areas devastated.
• 328,627 housing units damaged, deepening Gaza’s unprecedented shelter crisis.
• 94% of the population requires urgent shelter and essential household assistance.
• 65% of households continue to live in tents or makeshift shelters, often providing little protection against extreme weather.
• Only 19 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are even partially functioning, with none fully operational.
• Approximately 93% of school buildings require major rehabilitation or reconstruction, based on the October 2025 assessment.
• Around 200,000 children remain without access to structured learning, despite efforts to restore temporary educational facilities.
• 279,000 people face heightened risks from flooding, living in vulnerable displacement sites or unsafe buildings.
• 800,000 children remain displaced in unsafe shelters, facing immense physical and psychological hardship.

These figures illustrate the scale of a crisis that extends far beyond the immediate loss of life. Gaza faces a long and difficult road to recovery, with families continuing to depend on humanitarian assistance for their survival.

What Have As-Salaam Done So Far?

Since October 2023, As-Salaam Humanitarian Foundation has remained committed to supporting the people of Gaza, delivering vital emergency relief to vulnerable and displaced families through our dedicated teams and humanitarian partners.

Through two humanitarian deployments and ongoing local partnerships, we have worked to deliver life-saving assistance to families facing hunger, displacement, illness and unimaginable hardship.

This includes our response of over £443,500 in humanitarian assistance, supporting a wide range of essential projects.

Emergency Food Relief

Food insecurity has remained one of our greatest priorities. Our relief efforts have included:

• Supporting the provision of an estimated 2.1 million meals through 180 tonnes of flour, helping vulnerable families access essential food supplies.
• Providing freshly cooked hot meals to displaced families, including 2,075 meals through our completed A Thousand Meals Appeal for Gaza.
• Supporting emergency bread distributions and food assistance for families struggling to secure daily meals.
• Delivering essential food supplies to families affected by displacement and severe shortages.

Clean Water and Essential Supplies

Access to safe drinking water remains a major challenge for thousands of families. Our emergency response has included supporting water tanker distributions, providing thousands of litres of water to communities facing severe shortages.

We have also supported the distribution of clothing and other basic necessities to vulnerable children and displaced families.

Medical and Healthcare Support

Our humanitarian response has also focused on supporting access to healthcare, including medical assistance through local partnerships, mobile healthcare services and emergency medical initiatives.

With Gaza’s hospitals operating under extreme pressure, continued access to medicines and essential treatment remains critical.

Supporting Children and Education

Despite the destruction of schools and the interruption of education, we recognise the importance of giving children opportunities to learn and rebuild their futures.

Through our Back-to-School in Gaza Appeal, we have supported 500 vulnerable and displaced children with essential educational packs, providing school bags and stationery to help them return to learning.

These projects are about more than providing supplies. They are about restoring dignity, creating opportunities and reminding children that their futures still matter.

How You Can Help

Gaza still needs us. The suffering has not ended, and neither should our compassion.

Thousands of families continue to rely on humanitarian assistance to survive. Parents are struggling to feed their children, hospitals remain overwhelmed, and displaced communities face an uncertain future.

At As-Salaam Humanitarian Foundation, we remain committed to reaching vulnerable families across Gaza through our trusted humanitarian partners.

Your donation can help us provide:

• Emergency Food Relief: Nutritious hot meals, flour, bread and essential food supplies.
• Clean Drinking Water: Safe water for families living in overcrowded shelters and displacement camps.
• Medical Assistance: Essential healthcare support for vulnerable patients and communities.
• Children’s Essentials: Clothing, hygiene items, educational supplies and other urgent necessities.
• Emergency Shelter Support: Assistance for displaced families facing dangerous living conditions.

Ongoing restrictions, supply shortages and fluctuating prices make humanitarian operations extremely challenging. Nevertheless, we continue working with our partners to identify urgent needs and deliver assistance wherever access permits.

Your donation is more than financial assistance. It is a lifeline for a family, nourishment for a hungry child and hope for people who have endured unimaginable suffering.

Gaza Has Not Been Forgotten. Stand With Palestine.

Every contribution, regardless of size, can make a difference.

May Allah SWT ease the suffering of the people of Gaza, protect the innocent and reward everyone who continues to support those in desperate need.

Donate today and help us continue delivering hope to Gaza.