After years of Israeli bombardment, military operations and repeated displacement, families across Gaza are still facing an immense humanitarian crisis.
Homes, hospitals, water systems and other essential civilian infrastructure have been damaged or destroyed. Most of Gaza’s population remains displaced, while restrictions on movement, aid and essential supplies continue to make everyday survival extraordinarily difficult.
Families need food, clean water, shelter and healthcare now.
Gaza Still Needs Your Help
The scale of destruction in Gaza has changed almost every part of daily life.
Around 1.9 million of Gaza’s 2.1 million people remain displaced, many after being forced to move multiple times. Families continue to live in tents, overcrowded displacement sites and damaged buildings, while ongoing military activity continues to cause casualties and further displacement.
Access to the basics remains precarious.
Around 67% of the population is projected to face Crisis levels of food insecurity or worse between July and December 2026. At the same time, 90% of people are experiencing moderate-to-high water insecurity, and around three quarters of the population relies on water trucking as their main source of drinking water.
These conditions are not simply the aftermath of a past emergency. Ongoing military operations, damage to civilian infrastructure and restrictions affecting humanitarian access continue to shape what families can eat, where they can live and whether they can reach essential services.
How Your Gaza Donation Helps
Penny Appeal is supporting Palestinians in Gaza with essential humanitarian assistance.
As needs and humanitarian access change, your donation can help provide:
- Food assistance to families struggling to access enough to eat
- Clean drinking water through water trucking and emergency water support
- Shelter and essential items for displaced families
- Hygiene supplies for people living in overcrowded and difficult conditions
- Health and medical support where urgently needed
Restrictions on humanitarian movement and the entry of essential goods continue to affect aid operations across Gaza. Penny Appeal works through partners on the ground to respond wherever access allows and to direct support towards the needs that are most urgent.
The Emergency Has Not Ended
A ceasefire announcement does not undo years of destruction.
Families have lost homes, livelihoods and loved ones. Much of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure has been damaged, explosive remnants remain across the Strip, and health, water and sanitation systems continue to operate under severe pressure.
For many Palestinians, recovery cannot begin while displacement, military activity and restrictions on essential supplies continue.
Humanitarian aid remains a lifeline.
Your donation can help provide immediate relief today while supporting families through a crisis that continues to reshape their lives.
Gaza Emergency FAQs
What is happening in Gaza right now?
Palestinians in Gaza continue to face the consequences of years of Israeli military operations, widespread destruction and repeated displacement. Most of the population remains displaced, while access to food, clean water, healthcare and adequate shelter remains severely constrained. Ongoing military activity and restrictions on humanitarian operations continue to deepen those needs.
What does my Gaza donation provide?
Your donation supports Penny Appeal’s humanitarian response in Gaza. Depending on the most urgent needs and what access permits, this can include food, clean water, shelter, hygiene assistance, healthcare and other essential support.
Can aid still reach Gaza?
Yes. Humanitarian organisations continue to deliver assistance, but access remains constrained and conditions can change quickly. Restrictions on movement, crossings and the entry of some essential supplies continue to affect the scale and consistency of the humanitarian response.
Can I give Zakat or Sadaqah to Gaza?
Yes. Eligible Gaza projects can receive Zakat, and you can also give Sadaqah to support Palestinians facing humanitarian need. If you are giving Zakat, select the appropriate Zakat option when donating.
Stand With Gaza
Palestinian families have endured years of bombardment, displacement and loss.
They continue to need food, clean water, shelter and healthcare.
Your support can help deliver essential aid to people trying to survive and rebuild amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis.



