Bracing for What’s Coming in Lebanon
Oct 25, 2023
A Nation on the Edge The war in Gaza has cast a heavy shadow over our hearts here in Lebanon. We find ourselves torn between the profound sorrow and anger we feel for our brothers and sisters in Palestine and the growing concern for Lebanon, a nation seemingly poised on the brink of war as…
Read MoreGaza’s Water Situation is Catastrophic
by Anera
Oct 24, 2023
Water has been a chronic challenge in Gaza for many years, long before this devastating war. Sixteen-plus years of hostilities and blockade have crippled the economy and reduced much of the region to desperate levels of poverty. These conditions are demonstrated most clearly in the inability of the Gaza’s people to secure reliable access to…
Read MoreOpen Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives
by Anera
Oct 18, 2023
We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children and elderly. In Gaza, the UN has said that water, food, fuel, medical supplies, and even body bags, are running out due to the siege….
Read MoreA Humanitarian Aid Corridor to Gaza Must Be Opened Immediately to Prevent Unprecedented Illness and Death
by Anera
Oct 16, 2023
Anera calls for the immediate opening of a secure humanitarian aid corridor, the safe passage and protection of humanitarian aid workers, and an immediate ceasefire. Without these conditions, an already desperate situation in Gaza will become unimaginable.
Read MoreAnera Condemns Evacuations of Health Facilities
by Anera
Oct 14, 2023
The Israeli Government has again called for hospitals in the northern parts of Gaza to evacuate to the south. This means everyone — patients in ICUs, babies in neonatal units, those that were fighting chronic health and other life-threatening diseases prior to the war, and the thousands of people who have been injured in the…
Read MoreStatement on the Evacuation and its Humanitarian Consequences
by Anera
Oct 13, 2023
According to International Humanitarian Law, collective punishment is a war crime and forcible transfer is a crime against humanity. We call for the mass evacuation order issued to 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza to be immediately revoked. That is plain for all to see. In just the past 7 days, the damage inflicted on the…
Read MoreCrisis in Ein El Hilweh: Urgent Humanitarian Response Needed
by Dima Zayat
Aug 1, 2023
Ein El Hilweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, is currently facing a dire situation as hundreds of families are displaced from their homes following clashes among armed groups in the camp. As the violence escalates, thousands of people have been displaced, and the situation demands immediate humanitarian assistance. In this blog post, we…
Read MoreRebuilding Jenin: An Update
Jul 19, 2023
Yesterday, on July 18, I visited and spent the day in Jenin refugee camp. Entering the camp was like stepping into a colorless world. It’s as if someone took a giant paintbrush and painted everything gray. A member of the popular committee told me “it feels like we were hit by an earthquake.” For the…
Read More4 Ways the Gaza Electricity Crisis Makes Life Unlivable
by Anera
Jul 18, 2023
Gaza has long suffered from a severe electricity shortage, but this summer it has reached a breaking point. Just today, temperatures reached 38 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), eight degrees higher than the average for this time of year. Worse, Gaza residents currently get only six to eight hours of power per day, if they get…
Read MoreGive to Help Palestine
Jul 5, 2023
Just hours after the joyous celebrations of Eid Al-Adha began to subside, a new round of violence gripped Jenin. While ongoing escalations of violence have become concerningly common across Palestine, this latest round of destruction, with even more intensity than the fires that scorched the village of Huwara earlier this year, seems to portend spreading…
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