Palestine Emergency

Report:

Our Work in Gaza

This report sheds light on our efforts over the past 6 months. We pray that we’ve fulfilled your amanah, making a critical difference to the lives of the people in Gaza, and we look forward to continuing to serve until a permanent ceasefire is reached and Gaza begins to rebuild inshaAllah.

“Every day we dig through rubble with no equipment, hoping someone is still alive underneath. But there’s no fuel for the machines. No medicine in the clinics. We’re watching people die because we’re being blocked from helping.”
— Emergency responder, Gaza

“We are exhausted. We are barely sleeping. We carry the dead with our bare hands, and we keep going because the people need us.”
— Palestinian aid worker, Gaza

Israel is Starving Gaza deliberately, systemically, cruelly

Israel is deliberately starving over 2.1 million people in Gaza.

It is blocking food. Poisoning water. Bombing hospitals. And now, Israel has escalated airstrikes again. Homes, shelters, and displacement camps are under direct attack. In just a few hours, Israeli forces killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds more. Most of the victims are women and children.

Israel has wiped out entire communities in Rafah, Khan Younis, and Gaza City. It is targeting aid distribution points. It is killing healthcare workers. There is no safety. No ceasefire. No protection for civilians.

Famine is no longer a threat. It is here.

In a statement, 111 organisations — including Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Refugees International — said that “mass starvation” is spreading, even as tonnes of food, clean water, and medical supplies sit untouched just outside Gaza, blocked from entering.

For months, Israel has obstructed nearly all humanitarian aid. It has destroyed farmland, bombed bakeries, and cut off supply routes. It has targeted civilians with the intent to starve, displace, and destroy.

Human Rights Watch calls it what it is: collective punishment.
And it is happening in real time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is aid really getting into Gaza?

Unfortunately, no. Like most charities, we are unable to bring aid directly into Gaza through the borders. Since March 2025, the borders have been shut, and what little aid does enter is controlled by a US-Israeli managed company — part of a strategy that weaponises aid and limits access for Palestinians.

So how are you still distributing aid inside Gaza?

We work with long-standing, trusted partners who are based inside Gaza. Through these local networks, our partners are sourcing essential supplies such as vegetables, beans, wheat, lentils, clean water, and materials for basic health supplies. While meat is no longer available due to the blockade, these supplies allow us to provide critical daily nourishment.

3. How much aid are you distributing each day?

Every day, we are distributing 1,000–2,000 hot meals and over 150,000 litres of fresh water to families across Gaza.

4. Where is the aid being distributed?

Our teams on the ground are delivering food and water across North, Central, and South Gaza, wherever access allows and need is greatest. For the safety of our staff, we operate in the “safer” areas of each location. Some of our staff members have been killed by Israel.

5. Can you keep delivering aid with the situation this bad?

As long as our partners are able to access local supplies and safely distribute aid, we will continue delivering food and water every single day. But the situation is worsening. Gaza is facing a Stage-5 famine, and we urgently need support as we continue and scale our response.

6. How can I help?

Your donations directly fund daily distributions of food and water in Gaza. With soaring prices and growing need, every dollar counts.
👉 Stand with Gaza, donate now.

Gaza Aid Distribution, April 2024. Photo Credit: MAA International

Note: At MAA, we believe we have a duty to fight injustice at every level, big and small. It’s not enough to give aid to the most vulnerable and marginalised after harm has befallen them; we must stand up for them and empower their voices. To fulfil our collective obligation, MAA may dedicate a portion of your sadaqah donations to this cause to create change and dismantle the forces that harm the most marginalised.