By Topic: Peace and conflict
My family is in danger but there is nowhere left to flee in Gaza – shall we sleep on the streets?
An Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza reports that danger is closer to his family than ever, but they have nowhere left to flee. Yesterday, we woke to…
Read moreOur loved ones, our culture, our homes and our safety – losses seared onto Palestinian hearts
An Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza reflects on the losses seared onto the hearts of Palestinians after nearly 3 months of unbearable suffering. As I write, it’s…
Read moreSince the truce ended, I fear the grave is the only safe place in Gaza
The end of the temporary truce sees Palestinian families facing fresh fear and tanks at their door, reports an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza. It is day…
Read moreIn Gaza we pray for a permanent ceasefire, right now
Amid an unprecedented escalation, an Islamic Relief worker* in Gaza describes the rollercoaster of despair and hope as a temporary truce is announced. We are now in the…
Read moreIslamic Relief continues lifesaving operations as staff driven from homes and office damaged beyond repair
Our team in Gaza are delivering aid every day in extraordinarily difficult circumstances. We asked our CEO, Waseem Ahmad, how they are doing it – and just as…
Read more“Palestinians are strong but we hurt. I pray this horror ends and my son has his birthday”
An Islamic Relief aid worker and father of 2* continues his account of the struggle to survive in Gaza. It has been a couple of days since I…
Read more“The world is watching Palestinians die like in a horror movie – raise your voice to help us”
An Islamic Relief worker* and father reports on the horror facing Palestinian families in besieged Gaza as the world looks on. I am more frustrated than ever. In…
Read more“I know we need to be brave, to endure, but death is closing in on families in Gaza”
Amid the ongoing escalation, an Islamic Relief worker* in Gaza shares his growing sense of despair as an end to the violence remains out of sight. We are…
Read moreSleepless nights and haunted days: my struggle to survive in Gaza
Continuing his dispatches from Gaza, an Islamic Relief aid worker and father of 2* describes the ever-present fear and scramble for survival that ordinary Palestinian families are facing.…
Read more“My children, my loves, I’m so sorry. We fled our Gaza home but can’t find safety.”
As Israel orders more than 1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza amid an unprecedented escalation, an Islamic Relief worker* describes days of dwindling resources in his last…
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