The increase in the intensity of the conflict in Gaza remains a disaster to civilians as it intensifies. There is no person who can feel safe and there is no place that can be considered safe. Those who are lucky enough to survive the non-stop bombings are now dwelling in cramped shelters, tents, or even the streets. Without sufficient food or even clean water to drink. If bombs do not get them, disease or starvation are just near the corner.

Due to the current conflict in Gaza, Oxfam has embarked on a general appeal to support the humanitarian crisis by offering food and other necessities to the affected families. People should contribute to the Gaza appeal Today. Your donation will enable them to deliver food, safe water and sanitation products and fix water supply and sanitation systems. Another objective of Oxfam is to target the most affected groups such as children, women and the elderly when disaster strikes.

So, what’s going on in Gaza?

The condition in Gaza is critical; thousands of Palestinians are dead, many are children due to the continuous war. The displacement of families has become a multiple crisis situation where families are living in areas that are becoming more and more insecure. The situation in the region continues to be tense and filled with fear as more Israeli hostages are held. The humanitarian crisis is deepening and the situation is dire with scarce food, water, fuel and medicine. There is hunger in the population, and there are many cases of malnutrition with prospects of famine.

Water that is clean is rare while the chances of getting killed by diseases that are as a result of contaminated water are high. The infrastructure of Gaza has been destroyed, including water and sanitation systems, which has added to the problems that the people experience. The aggression does not cease and people, shelters and hospitals are bombed, which only worsens the situation. There is an urgent need for an immediate and total cessation of hostilities to reduce the burden on the people in Gaza.

Oxfam’s Humanitarian Efforts in Gaza

The persistent shelling has made large-scale humanitarian operation unfeasible. Very little aid is currently being let into the country by the Israeli authorities. Despite this, over 2 million people are still in dire need of assistance. Up to now, however, due to enormous challenges, they have been reacting with their partners. These are Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Juzoor, The Cultural and Free Thoughts Association, Palestinian Environmental Friends, Palestine Agricultural Relief Committee, Atfaluna, The Association for Woman and Child Protection, the Economic and Social Development Centre of Palestine and Al Bayader. They have provided:

Cash Assistance: Given to more than 1200 families.
Hygiene and Food Kits: Hygiene kits distributed to 400 people and food kits to 1000 individuals.
Aid Vouchers: Vouchers Distributed to 100 families.
Vegetable Baskets: Distributed among 3,000 families who were affected by the disaster.
Food and Fresh Produce Parcels: Processed and delivered 4,750 parcels.
Health Packages: Discharged 600-emergency family health packages.
First Aid Kits: Counsel about 20,000 refugees in refugee camps.

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services

Oxfam and the Palestinian Environmental Friends (PEF) are actively striving to deliver minimum water, sanitation and hygiene facilities to at least 25600 displaced people in Rafah and Khan Younis. Oxfam has been working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel since the 1950s with its work being to support and strengthen Humanitarian Assistance and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Cash and other essentials. In this case, responding to crises as a humanitarian organization, Oxfam’s intervention is motivated by the need to bring comfort and dignity.

The situation has become worse and worse and this has been made worse by the current escalation as 80% of the population of Gaza depended on aid even before the current events. Every single contribution you make goes toward supporting the efforts of Oxfam and other organizations in Gaza. Kindly, give your best today to support these desperate causes.

In Gaza, is there enough food and water for every person?

People in Gaza are deliberately being starved, and the food rationing is being employed as a tactic in the conflict. The UN currently states that half a million people, a quarter of the population, are starving, and famine is just around the corner. A staggering 2. There are 3 million people who require food assistance now, however, the small amounts of food that are being brought in like rice and lentils are hard to cook because there is no water and no fuel. The water conditions are critical; the people are allowed to use only 3 liters per head per day, which is far from the 7. 5 to 20 liters of water which has been recommended by the WHO as the minimum amount of water that is required to meet the basic health needs of a person. It is indeed a bad state, and something must be done to save lives of people who are in danger.

“Most people are forced to drink the [salty] water from wells, and it tastes terrible. Due to the lack of power, they must fill buckets and then transport them to the rooftop tank. The entire family is down with the diarrhoea” – an Oxfam member of staff in Gaza

How You Can Help Gaza

It is only through your support that the work of Oxfam can continue in providing aid to the people of Gaza. Before the current increase in the rate of suffering, 80% of the Gaza population was dependent on the food aid. It is critical in delivering food hampers, water, hygiene products and services, and water and wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation. The conflicts are ongoing, and they are complicating the response at a time when the scale of response is required. There is an urgent need to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. Your voice counts, and the voice of many counts even more.

Let them come together in urging an end to this war now and for good.

Demand for the removal of the blockade that has denied the Gazan civilians basic necessities such as food, fuel and water.
Demand for the protection of all non-combatants, including the release of all hostages without preconditions.
Call for a path to a genuine and sustainable peace for both Palestinian and Israeli people.
Together, the pressure must be maintained so that the UK government and the global community can put an end to this tragedy.

Conclusion

Gaza is in a critical humanitarian situation, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance due to the continuous war and devastation. The intervention by Oxfam and its local implementing partners is offering vital humanitarian assistance such as cash aid, hygiene and food hampers, health kits, and water, sanitation, and hygiene services. Your support is vital. People can contribute a lot in changing the lives of affected individuals by providing emergency shipments to the people of Gaza and offer them what they deserve, which is dignity. For more information and to donate to the cause, visit the Oxfam Gaza Crisis Appeal today.