Since a few days, the situation in Gaza City has been worsening by the hour. The incessant bombardments are causing destruction, death, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.
It is estimated that almost half a million Palestinians have left the city, moving toward the southern part of the Strip, but they are not finding safe areas. Despite the immense difficulties, the religious figures of the Latin Parish of Gaza City have chosen to stay by the side of the 450 refugees who have found shelter in the church, including elderly people, the sick, and many families with young children.
Thanks to the collaboration with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Caritas, we are able to get basic necessities to the Parish. This allows us to provide direct aid to hundreds of people who are taking refuge there, and, through the distribution of medicine and essential goods, to reach thousands of other civilians in Gaza City and throughout the Strip.
In addition to enduring the consequences of the bombardments, the population is in the midst of a severe, recognized famine. The prices of essential goods are skyrocketing, and it is estimated that almost half a million civilians are now risking their lives due to a lack of food. The food supplies in the parish are rationed and almost exhausted, while cases of dysentery linked to contaminated water are becoming more frequent. There is an urgent need for flour, drinking water, medicine, and diapers for children and the elderly.
