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Our emergency relief in Gaza - Donations for people in need

Gaza is enduring one of the most severe humanitarian crises in recent history. More than 1.9 million, almost the entire population, have been displaced, many of them multiple times. More than 90% of buildings and vital infrastructure lie in ruins.  More than half of Gaza’s hospitals are destroyed. Over 640,000 people are facing acute danger of starvation, among them countless children.

Although the fighting has halted under the ceasefire, the needs on the ground are still overwhelming. The people living in Gaza lack everything: food, fuel, access to clean water, medical care and supplies, and safe shelter.

Together with the Order of Malta and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, we have already distributed vital relief supplies and are now focusing on providing medical aid. We are preparing to open a basic health facility in the center of the Gaza Strip, in Deir al-Balah.

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The health crisis in Gaza

More than 90% of buildings and vital infrastructure lie in ruins. Photo: Order of Malta/Malteser International

The health situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic. Many health facilities have been destroyed, and the hospitals that remain are overwhelmed, struggling to treat thousands of sick, injured and severely malnourished children and adults.

According to the World Health Organization, fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals are even partially operational, and those that are functioning do so at minimal capacity. There is a critical shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies: 52% of medications and 68% of consumables are completely out of stock (WHO, August 2025). The situation is further exacerbated by a severe lack of healthcare personnel.

The majority of the population also lacks access to clean water, sanitation, and basic hygiene. Under these devastating conditions, diseases are spreading rapidly.

The people of Gaza are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Immediate action is essential to save lives. 

 

 

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Our joint aid for the people of Gaza

In collaboration with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and in close coordination with the Order of Malta, we have been distributing non-perishable food items and essential supplies to the local population in need.

We are now mobilizing efforts to provide primary healthcare to the people like preventing avoidable morbidity and mortality, diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses and injuries, management of chronic diseases (like diabetes, hypertension) and referral to higher levels of care when needed. Our work is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Our emergency relief efforts depend on your generosity. Support our work and help the people of the Gaza Strip with your donation.

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Together with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, we have distributed food supplies. Photo: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

News about our emergency relief in the Gaza Strip

17.07.2025

Malteser International and the Order of Malta condemn attack on Catholic Parish in Gaza

The Sovereign Order of Malta deems the attacks carried out this morning against the Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza unacceptable. The Order of Malta expresses its full solidarity with the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, and the civilians injured in today's raid on the place of worship, which in recent months has been a refuge for displaced persons and centre for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The Order stands with the families of those affected and reiterates its firm condemnation of any attacks against the Palestinian civilian population and of all violations of international humanitarian law.

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Gaza and Lebanon: ”The situation can hardly be put into words.“

The escalation of violence in the Holy Land since October 2023 has caused great suffering among the people. Under the most difficult conditions, Malteser International was able to work with local partner organizations in 2024 to bring aid to the people in Lebanon and Gaza. “The situation of the population in Gaza can hardly be put into words. There are almost no buildings left intact. What the people there have had to endure since October 2023 is shocking and absolutely tragic,” says H. E. Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, then Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta, after his visit to the “Holy Family” parish in Gaza City.

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24.09.2024

Gaza: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Sovereign Order of Malta continue to provide support to people in need

Jerusalem/ Rome/ Cologne. On 18 September around midnight an additional aid delivery reached the people in northern Gaza. It was the third delivery of vital relief supplies to the parish in Gaza, carried out in the context of the Memorandum of Understanding signed last May between the Latin Patriarchate and the Sovereign Order of Malta. The delivery was distributed to all people in need on Monday 23 September.

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24.07.2024

New Order of Malta humanitarian aid delivery reaches Gaza

Rome/Cologne. Following the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Sovereign Order of Malta a new aid delivery has reached the Palestinian population in northern Gaza. The vital relief supplies were handed over to the parish of Gaza City and are being distributed to people in need.

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16.05.2024

LATIN PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM AND SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA DELIVER HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA

Jerusalem-Rome-Cologne. His Beatitude, Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem entered today Gaza and reached the parish of the Holy Family for a pastoral  visit. Together with His Beatitude was Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Accompanying the small delegation was also Fr. Gabriele Romanelli, parish priest of Gaza. They met the suffering population to encourage them and to deliver a message of hope, solidarity, and support. His Beatitude presided the mass in the parish church with the local community and visited the St. Porphyrius Orthodox church and met with Bishop Alexios and the community.

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Frequently asked questions about our emergency relief in Gaza

Financial donations are the most effective and fastest way to support the people in need in Gaza. You can donate online or via bank transfer - every amount counts. You can also start your own fundraising campaign to raise money for a good cause. Talk to friends, family and colleagues about the situation in Gaza to make more people aware of the urgent need for support. Last but not least, Malteser International regularly calls for prayers for peace. Join in or pray on your own that peace will soon return to Gaza.

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