Crisis in The Holy Land

Help those in need to access vital supplies.

Our international network is responding to the needs of local people and saving lives across the region.

The need for urgent humanitarian assistance is growing. Your support is more critical than ever.

The scale of suffering in the Holy Land defies words.

  • 46,000 people killed, including thousands of women and children.

  • 1.9 million people displaced from their homes

  • 100,000 severely injured

  • More than 4,000 people (including at least 800 children) facing amputations

Entire neighbourhoods lie in rubble. Water, food, electricity and medical care are severely restricted. Entire communities are cut off from essential supplies due to a blockade. Children are dying from hunger.

Caritas has reached more than 52,000 people in Gaza and the West Bank since October 2023.  

Our humanitarian response

Providing mental health and psychosocial support

Delivering safe shelter, food and water

Increasing access to health care, repairing medical centres

Giving cash assistance to families

Joint oral statement delivered by: Caritas Internationalis

We continue to witness unacceptable disrespect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the conduct of hostilities, and total disregard for human life and dignity.

The resumption of airstrikes is deeply concerning and we call on the responsibility of this Council to ensure that all concerned parties comply fully with their obligations under international law to prevent further loss of life and ensure the protection of all civilians and humanitarian workers.

The international community must strongly condemn these attacks and all available diplomatic channels must be used to bring an end to the violence, ensure each phase of the ceasefire is fully implemented and allow critical aid to be delivered to all those in need.

We call for an immediate ceasefire and for full, safe, unimpeded access to humanitarian aid;

We also urge all parties to honour their obligations under international humanitarian law and to take all necessary measures to fulfill their duty to protect civilian lives and to refrain from targeting civil objects and populated areas.”

Caritas Jerusalem is our partner providing aid on the ground in Gaza.