Washington D.C , March 23, 2024 — Two million civilians in Gaza are suffering hunger, displacement, and risk of death on an unprecedented scale. Their appalling situation is the responsibility of all...
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Washington D.C , March 23, 2024 — Two million civilians in Gaza are suffering hunger, displacement, and risk of death on an unprecedented scale. Their appalling situation is the responsibility of all...
Total degradation of WASH infrastructure is creating fatal and preventable conditions across Gaza On October 9th, Israel’s defense minister ordered a total siege on electricity, water, and fuel sent...
Amman, Jordan, March 11, 2024 – As the crisis in Gaza continues, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned about the escalating mental health and psychological toll on civilians,...
Protecting Humanitarian Workers is Vital for Gaza’s Aid Distribution March 9, 2024 | Washington, DC –Yesterday, March 8, Mousa Shawwa, Anera’s logistics coordinator in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli...
Delivering aid to the north of Gaza is extremely difficult, as intense security risks limit the amount of humanitarian shipments that are able to travel there. In fact, northern Gaza has been almost...
Food should not be controversial. Anera’s staffer Sami Mater reported today that he heard from a friend who’s still in the north of Gaza that his six-year-old son just died from starvation. Sami also...
Intense rainfall and storms have wreaked havoc in North Lebanon, notably in the Akkar region, causing widespread destruction to homes, communities, refugee camps, and farmland. In response to the...
Even as the war in Gaza has raged since October, the West Bank has also been subjected to violence at levels not seen in decades. Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, has been one of the areas most...
Long-term damage to Gaza’s food production infrastructure points to the wide ranging scope of the crisis Since the war on Gaza began in October, reports from Gaza indicate that Israel is targeting...
Anera is delivering food to displaced, hungry families in Gaza through community kitchens we’re calling tekia (takiyya, tkiya), based on a beautifully simple concept that began almost 10 centuries...
by Sandra Rasheed As Anera’s country director in Palestine, I would like to share an update on our staff’s welfare in Gaza. Our colleagues have faced unprecedented challenges over the last three...
Background Information about ongoing violence in the West Bank and Gaza is summarized in Anera’s last Palestine Situation Report (September 2023). Overview On October 7, a war broke out between...
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The undeniable and escalating effects of climate change, from rising temperatures to water scarcity, are contributing to social and economic crises, particularly in already vulnerable and unstable...
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic; it is amongst the worst we have witnessed and will likely only get worse as hostilities continue. The large majority of the civilian population is...
Anera welcomes the news of a pause in hostilities for the distribution of desperately needed humanitarian relief in Gaza. Over the four-day period, we will work around the clock to distribute as much...
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The world, understandably, is very tuned in to what is happening in Palestine and Israel. We all see the war and its horrifying humanitarian consequences in Gaza unfolding in graphic form every day...
by Sandra Rasheed The continuing war in Gaza that started on October 7, and its resulting humanitarian catastrophe, has escalated faster and more intensely than anyone could have anticipated. Anera’s...
Dear Secretary Austin, We, the undersigned humanitarian, national security, human rights, faith-based, civilian protection, and grassroots organizations, write to express our alarm regarding the...
On October 7, 2023, armed groups from Gaza entered Israeli towns, farming communities, and military facilities near the Gaza Strip, killing and capturing Israeli forces and civilians. Israel declared...
The water situation in Gaza is catastrophic. Even before the war, Gaza had virtually no potable water. The population relied on a polluted and rapidly depleting aquifer, as well as a limited number...