West Bank Under Lockdown: A Growing Humanitarian Emergency
Jun 20, 2025
Since October 7, 2023, the West Bank has been drawn deeper into the crisis unfolding across Palestine. Israel has imposed an increasingly severe military lockdown, effectively cutting off Palestinian towns and villages behind more than 800 metal gates and concrete barriers. Movement is strangled. Families are trapped. Lives are in limbo. This tightening of control…
Read MoreGaza and West Bank Response Log | June 2025
Jun 19, 2025
In this log, Anera provides updates on unfolding war in Palestine and our response. In some cases, additional activities may be added retroactively to the daily entries as we receive additional program reporting. Questions? See our FAQ page June 19, 2025 Anera is devastated to share the news that our colleague, Mahmoud Rassrass, was killed…
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day
Jun 17, 2025
What Is World Refugee Day? World Refugee Day 2025 Thousands of Palestinian refugees reside in 12 major refugee camps in Lebanon and over 40 informal settlements. As these camps strain under immense pressure, the already difficult lives of these refugees become that much harder. The displacement of Palestinians has continued for decades, adding to the…
Read MoreWorld Blood Donor Day
Jun 11, 2025
Every year on June 14, World Blood Donor Day marks a date to highlight the ongoing need for global blood donations.
Read MorePlanting the Seeds of Hope: How Rooftop Gardens Are Growing More Than Food
Jun 9, 2025
For over five decades, Anera has supported families across Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan not just in moments of crisis, but in building lasting stability. From rooftop gardens to shared harvests, communities are finding ways to grow nourishment, dignity and opportunity — one seed at a time.
Read MoreWorld Environment Day
Jun 4, 2025
Anera’s programs reuse resources that would otherwise go to waste, respect land and water by using these natural riches in the most eco-friendly ways, and replenish the beauty of the land through responsible waste and water management and the use of renewable energy sources.
Read MoreWhat Remains in Gaza When Normal Life is Gone
Jun 2, 2025
Yazdan El Amawi is the director of Anera’s Gaza office I have spent my entire life in Gaza, yet today I hardly recognize it. Over the last 20 months, and especially these past three, the familiar contours of home have been reduced to piles of concrete and rebar, with our sense of who we are…
Read MoreVocational Training Opens Doors for Refugee Youth in Jordan
Jun 2, 2025
Ninety-five young people from the Souf and Gaza Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan are embarking on a transformative journey – one that offers more than just skills training. The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund is not only providing support but is actively engaged to ensure that these youth gain the right skills for…
Read MoreGaza and West Bank Response Log | May 2025
May 31, 2025
In this log, Anera provides updates on unfolding war in Palestine and our response. In some cases, additional activities may be added retroactively to the daily entries as we receive additional program reporting. Questions? See our FAQ page May 31, 2025 Today, our field primary healthcare center in Gaza City hosted wound management, pediatric, internal…
Read MoreHumanitarian Access Snapshot (Mar. 26 – May 28) for Occupied Palestinian Territory
May 30, 2025
Download the full Humanitarian Access Snapshot Edge of Erasure The people of Gaza continue to endure the devastating consequences of Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaigns, which have compounded more than 19 months of brutal destruction. The most recent total siege imposed by Israeli authorities on 2 March stripped over two million people of access to food,…
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