On the 18th March 2025, Israel tore up what remained of the ceasefire agreement and launched a devastating military assault on Gaza.

According to official figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health, more than 63,000 Palestinians, including over 18,500 children, have been killed in Gaza since 7th October 2023. A further 159,000 have been injured, with many others missing and presumed dead. This means around 10% of Gaza’s population has been killed or injured.

The whole of Gaza is now facing a man-made famine. As of 28th August, 317 people have died of malnutrition. Over 2,150 desperately hungry people have been killed while queueing for aid distribution. This is solely due to Israel’s ongoing restrictions and refusal to allow food, water, fuel or medical aid into Gaza since 22nd March 2025.

Large numbers of people trying to get aid at the Al Nabulsi crossing — Gaza City. Photograph: Ahmed Dader
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“The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Alert confirms what we have feared: Gaza is on the brink of famine. The facts are in — and they are undeniable,” said the UN Secretary-General on 30 July.

“Palestinians in Gaza are enduring a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. This is not a warning. It is a reality unfolding before our eyes. The trickle of aid must become an ocean. Food, water, medicine and fuel must flow in waves and without obstruction. This nightmare must end.”

The population has been displaced multiple times by evacuation orders and military strikes and is now crowded into ever-shrinking areas of land. 87% of Gaza’s 365 km² is either within an Israeli militarised zone or under a displacement order. Over 95% of buildings in Gaza City have been destroyed or badly damaged, and vital infrastructure has been obliterated as Israel seeks to drive the population from the city.

On 14th July, Dr Ahmad Attallah Qandil, a surgeon at our partner Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, was killed by the Israeli military in a targeted drone strike as he returned home from a shift. 1,580 medical workers have been killed in Gaza since 7th October 2023, and fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals are even partially functioning. As well as health workers, 247 journalists have now been killed in the genocide.

In addition, more than 650,000 children in Gaza have no access to education. UNICEF reports that over 1 million children now need mental health and psychosocial support.

“It feels like the world will just watch us starve and say nothing.” Suhaila Tarazi, Director, Al Ahli Hospital

A young boy searches for food in Gaza — May 2025
Photograph: Ahmed Dader
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Amos Trust

We continue to work with our local partners to distribute what food and water they can still source, but supplies in most areas have run out and inflation is now over 730%.

Meanwhile, in the West Bank, on 28th July, we received the devastating news that our friend, the well-known activist, Awdeh Hathaleen, was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in Umm al-Khair. Settler violence continues to escalate with impunity. The number of demolitions of Palestinian property in Area C is now double that of last year. (Area C comprises 60% of the West Bank and is under full Israeli control.)

Since the ceasefire ended, 898 new checkpoints have been established and 173 iron gates erected to further isolate Palestinian towns and cities, severely restricting movement and deepening the humanitarian crisis.

Your Support

Our appeal continues to support:

• vital food and humanitarian aid;
• essential medical care;
• therapeutic trauma support for women and children;
• young writers documenting a genocide;
• local initiatives focused on poverty relief, education, culture and resisting home demolitions.

“This is a plea from people on the verge of total collapse. We ask for your solidarity not in words but in action. Help us push for an end to this atrocity. Raise your voice. Demand your governments act now. Help ensure humanitarian aid reaches those who need it.

We are witnessing one of the darkest chapters of modern history. Let us not be remembered as silent bystanders. Standing with Gaza stands with the principles of humanity and justice. The time to act is now, before it becomes too late.” Sami Khader, Director General, MA’AN Development Centre

Updated: 28th August, 2025