Donate to Gaza: suffering is intolerable and catastrophic
The ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza is devastating. Civilian infrastructure has been almost completely destroyed, while 96% of people don’t have enough food.
In January 2025 a ceasefire agreement came into effect, which provided an opportunity to ensure a greater and more consistent flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. It also allowed for families to be reunited and to lay their loved ones to rest with dignity. Since then, people have been killed and injured in renewed hostilities in Gaza, amid a worsening humanitarian situation.
As well as the conflict, clean water is scarce, and the healthcare system has all but collapsed. Most families have been displaced several times, but there is nowhere safe to go. Red Cross and Red Crescent teams are ready to scale up support to those who desperately need it.
What you need to know
- At least 45,936 people in Gaza have died and 109,000 have been injured
- Only 16 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are functioning
- 90% of Gaza’s 2.1million population has been displaced.
Aid alone will not solve this crisis, but it will save lives. To survive right now, people urgently need blankets, mattresses and tents. Clean water, food, and medical care are also still desperately needed. Red Cross and Red Crescent teams have been working tirelessly to alleviate suffering wherever they can. But we can’t continue this life-saving work without you.
The best way to help people in Gaza and other areas affected by the conflict, including Lebanon and the West Bank, is by donating to our Gaza Crisis Appeal now.
What is the Red Cross and Red Crescent doing to help people in Gaza?
The Red Cross and Red Crescent movement has been a lifeline for people in Gaza, reaching millions of people with support.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has:
- provided 1.6 million relief items
- almost 1,500 staff and volunteers working
- supported over 900,000 people with health services
- provided psychosocial support to more than 131,000 people
- reached over 100,000 people with emergency medical services
- operated 27 medical points and clinics
- set up 27 camps for displaced people in Gaza
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has:
- supported the operation of the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, providing medical care for 300 people a day. Since its opening, the hospital has performed more than 47,000 consultations and more than 2,000 operations
- provided one cooked meal a day to 25,000 vulnerable people in Gaza, as well as ready-to-eat food parcels to over 32,000 people and nutritional food bars to almost 200,000 people
- provided essential items to almost 1.4 million internally displaced people in Gaza and helped more than 1.4 million people access clean water
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What is the Red Cross and Red Crescent doing to help people in the wider region?
The Red Cross and Red Crescent response will continue across the wider region, working closely with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, Magen David Adom in Israel, the Lebanese Red Cross, the ICRC, and other National Societies to support all communities affected by this conflict.
The plight of the hostages also remains a priority of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and we continue to reiterate what the ICRC has said clearly since the outset of this crisis: those taken hostage must be released unconditionally and without delay.
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How you can help people in Gaza and affected region
If you are in the UK, the best and quickest way to help support people in Gaza and affected areas like Lebanon is to donate to this appeal. These donations enable us to respond quickly and help people wherever the need is greatest.
You can support our work by setting up a regular donation, which helps us plan and respond to emergencies quickly. It also helps you to plan your giving and gives you the flexibility to change it at any time.
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Where will my money go?
Our focus is where the humanitarian need is the greatest. Your donation to the Gaza Crisis Appeal will support people in areas affected and those potentially affected in the future by this crisis. Gift Aid claimed on donations received in response to this appeal will be used to fund the whole of our work. In the event there are surplus funds raised for this appeal these will be used for the general charitable purposes of the British Red Cross. If you sign up to a regular gift, your gift will be supporting the Gaza Crisis Appeal until 31st January 2026, after the 31st January your regular donation will support people wherever the need is greatest.
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The importance of neutrality and impartiality
We are a humanitarian organisation that stands for neutrality and impartiality in times of crisis – these principles are the beating heart of every single action we take. Our neutrality is what allows us to access communities, gain trust, and work behind the scenes to get help where it’s needed most.
Decisions on who, how, and why we provide support to those suffering are based on where the need is greatest. As a humanitarian organisation, we are not here to take sides. We are not here to measure one life against another. We are here to relieve suffering – and we will continue to do all we can.
Find out more about our response and what's happening in Gaza.