As the months go on, violence in Gaza has escalated. Over 34,000 Palestinians have been killed so far and thousands of more are injured or missing. The blockade has cut off food, water, and electricity to the 2 million people in Gaza (IRUSA).

United Nations officials are warning of an impending famine; the total number of housing units destroyed or damaged accounts for over 60% of all housing units; and more than 90% of the population has been displaced with hundreds of thousands of people sleeping in the open with inadequate clothing to fight the cold (IRUSA).

The attack on the health system has been particularly devastating – only 10 out of 36 of Gaza’s hospitals are partially functional, facing challenges with the shortage of medical staff and lack of essential medical supplies. They also shared that more people will die of disease if we’re not able to put the health system back together and provide people with the basics of life (IRUSA).