We're calling for an immediate ceasefire
What's happening?
- Over 65 children in Gaza and two children in southern Israel have been killed in the recent 11-day escalations of violence.
- More than a thousand people in Gaza have also been injured, including over 500 children
- A ceasefire was recently called, but children still need urgent support to recover.
- Houses have been turned into rubble, schools and hospitals damaged and thousands of families ripped apart and displaced.
- Children have told us that they have been living in fear.
WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR?
- We're calling for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the decades-long occupation.
- The international community must find a just solution that addresses the underlying causes of this escalation.
- We're calling for the blockade on Gaza to be urgently lifted as children’s lives hang in the balance.
- The Government of Israel and all parties must allow aid workers to reach children with life-saving support, as well as the unimpeded entry of essential supplies and fuel.
Save the Children is ready to support families through a range of vital programmes. This is going to be a long road back to recovery for many and the international community must come together to aid that recovery.