Half of Gaza's population are children.
When Israel drops phosphorus bombs, it's kids running from the deadly white plumes that would burn them to the bone. There are no bomb shelters in Gaza, Israel has cut off food and water supplies, and hospitals will soon have no electricity.
The horror perpetrated by Hamas is unthinkable. But Gaza's children are innocent. We have the same responsibility to all children -- no matter which side of the barbed-wire fence they're standing on. Gaza's children need help. OUR help.
Avaaz is in contact with Palestinian doctors and nurses still working as the bombs fall.
Injuries are catastrophic, and they need urgent funding for medical supplies when and if humanitarian corridors open. We'll also fund emergency shelters, refugee camps, and medical care as violence spreads in other parts of Palestine. Together we'll empower emergency teams to keep saving lives in the ever-shifting chaos.
Avaaz can have funds on the ground asap. If we raise enough, we could:
- Provide funding for emergency, life-saving supplies for civilians, including medicines, trauma kits, fuel, and ambulances;
- Support Palestinian doctors, nurses, and volunteers, helping to ensure they have food and shelter as horrors unfold;
- As violence and instability spreads into other areas of Palestine, we'll also support emergency teams in those areas as needed;
- Accelerate a rapid response campaign to save Palestinian and Israeli children from all out war -- starting with freeing the children held hostage by Israel and Hamas; and,
- Supercharge our Human Rights Action Team to fight for justice for the victims of war, genocide, and apartheid across the world, and power Avaaz's work to make it all possible.