PRCS Emergency Appeal (2nd Revision)

Aggravated Humanitarian and Protection Crisis due to the escalation of Hostilities in Gaza Strip and the West Bank
(2nd Revision)
Launched on December 12th 2023

Note: While PRCS keeps close coordination with the various partners and stakeholders; it is worth noting that PRCS Emergency Appeal is an independent appeal, that is not part of any regional or inter-agency appeal.

Timeline & Highlights

• 7 th October 2023: PRCS declared a state of emergency at the highest level (Level 3); mobilizing its staff and volunteers, and activating the Central Operations Room (HQ) and the Gaza Operations Room. The operational capacities of PRCS across Gaza and the West Bank have been mobilized to respond to the evolving emergency situation, including the two hospitals in Gaza, all EMS centers and teams, health centers, as well as raising the number of staff and volunteers on duty.

• 10th October 2023: PRCS launched its preliminary emergency appeal of 11,672,202 USD in response to the aggravated humanitarian and protection crises due to the escalation of hostilities in Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

• 15th October 2023: PRCS launched the 1st revision of the emergency appeal of 127,891,750 USD according to the developments that have occurred on the ground.

• 14th November 2023: PRCS Al-Quds hospital was forced to get evacuated as it went out of service having a complete depletion of Fuel for electricity, generators, hence, life saving medical equipment, food and water for more than 14000 IDPs in addition to the wounded and patients, were a strict siege by the Israeli tanks surrounding the hospital took place, for 39 days AlQuds hospital continue providing its services despite the multiple evacuation threats received from the Israelis forces.

• 21 th October to 9 th December: PRCS received 3,499 humanitarian aid trucks that entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, During the humanitarian pause 24th until Nov 30th: PRCS managed to get 310 humanitarian aid trucks to the North of Wadi Gaza after 55 days of complete blockage and siege.

• 1 st December 2023: hostilities resumed ater the humanitarian pause ended, where the situation in the south of Wadi Gaza changed dramatically.