It is hard not to hear about the Gaza Strip today, but it is much harder to realize what the people of Gaza are truly dealing with. In the besieged neighborhoods, life is in ruins, and people face hunger and constant fear of further forced displacement. It's not a communicative from years ago. It's a drama taking place here and now.
Are you wondering if you can help? Well, you can do a fewer things. Read this text, learn the problems of Gaza residents, frequently completely defenseless, and start acting.
After the truce broke at night from 17 to 18 March 2025, the Israeli defence Forces (IDF) intensified their armed activities throughout the Gaza Strip. There were further bombings that caused the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians and further massive demolition of residential buildings, schools, hospitals and shelters for displaced people.
Data collected by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (source of 4 June 2025) attest that almost the full territory of Gaza has been covered by military zones, evacuation orders or direct threat of armed action – as much as 82% of the area. Since mid-March 2025, more than 640,000 people have been forcibly displaced, of which 200,000 only between May 15 and June 3.
Israel besides announced plans to build 22 fresh settlements in the West Bank of Jordan and legalize 9 existing settlements. Meanwhile, Nur Shams and Tulkarm exile camps displaced residents and houses were subject to demolition orders.
From 2 March 2025 to about 19 May, the full blockade of the Gaza Strip continued, but after its abolition, the situation continues to be dramatic and deteriorates all day. The supply of food, medicines or fuel is restricted or completely suspended. At the time of the blockade, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the close East (UNRWA) could not supply any supplies for more than 3 months.
After a period of full blockade, Israeli authorities have allowed limited means of providing humanitarian aid – only selected organisations are allowed to do so, and the distribution of aid is supervised by the military and takes place in places where people frequently gotta walk for miles.
Philippe Lazzarini, United Nations Commissioner-General for the Relief of Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), warned on 1 June that the way humanitarian aid is distributed in Gaza puts people in mortal danger. There have been reports of shooting people receiving packages with help, including women and children. A day later, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, called for an independent investigation and recalled that Israel has an work (in accordance with global humanitarian law) to enable civilian aid to be provided.
On 3 June, UN advanced Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stated that Palestinians are forced to choose between dying of starvation and the hazard of death erstwhile trying to get food. In his opinion, the current strategy violates all humanitarian standards and can be a war crime.
Meanwhile, children in Gaza are deteriorating from week to week. According to data collected by OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) in the second half of May, as many as 5.8% of children under the age of 5 were undernourished (compared to 4.7% in the first half of that month). Equally alarming are the data on pregnant and lactating women.
Everything is missing: food, fuel, wellness care. In the 4th period of the blockade, no materials arrived to build temporary shelters. 47% of UNRWA's medical supplies are exhausted, and more will last just a fewer weeks.
In addition to material shortages, the scale of force and intellectual threats is besides increasing, especially in the case of children. OCHA reports a increasing number of children working on the street, forced to rob or seeking aid in a crowd where they are exposed to fire. Meanwhile, nearly 50 kid protection centers have suspended operations.
The UN and its co-operating organizations have explicitly condemned the fresh aid strategy imposed by Israel. A message by the UN Humanitarian Aid Group, which is liable for coordinating actions in the Palestinian territories, stressed that this aid model would leave "large parts of Gaza, including the aged and the disabled, entirely without support".
In the background of these events, the Israeli army is being mobilised: calls were sent to thousands of reservists, which announces the escalation of actions. If the situation does not change, Gaza is threatening to deepen the humanitarian disaster to a level that will be hard to reverse for decades.
Although we have no influence on military decisions, we have an influence on helping civilians. Here are any real ways:
- Make a donation to humanitarian organisations
In the face of specified a severe crisis, all aid matters. Financial support for trusted organisations is inactive 1 of the most effective ways to get to where it is needed.
- Education matters
Inform others, respond to misinformation, proceed to supply reliable sources. Do not look distant erstwhile the planet is silent, suffering is prolonged. Gaza won't go off the map erstwhile it stops being a media subject. People will inactive be there: traumatized, hungry, surviving in devastated cities. Your memory, empathy and aid are real strength.
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