Support Palestinian Steadfastness
The Israeli occupation’s ongoing genocidal war on Palestine has created a humanitarian catastrophe, pushing the 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip into a state of starvation at an unparalleled rate. Its intentional destruction of food systems and core infrastructure, blockade on essential and life-saving resources, and deliberate starvation of the Palestinian people are occurring within the broader framework of Israeli settler colonialism – all of historic Palestine has been under Israeli occupation since 1948.
In addition to the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, Israeli settler colonial expansion in the West Bank of Palestine further targets and severely disrupts Palestinian livelihoods. Israeli occupation forces and settlers frequently target agricultural lands and core infrastructure, particularly in Area C, the historic food basket of the West Bank. Following the breakout of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) launched a community aid campaign “Stop Gaza Starvation” to address the immediate needs of our communities in Gaza and the West Bank.
Since October 2023, the UAWC’s Stop Gaza Starvation campaign has made significant strides, despite severe bombardments and challenges. UAWC has reached over 96,975 beneficiaries in the Gaza Strip with essential aid, including food parcels, hygiene and sanitary products, mattresses, blankets, and firewood. Additionally, 172,000 people received drinking water.
As conditions in the Gaza Strip and Area C of the West Bank continue to rapidly decline, UAWC releases this urgent appeal to the global community with updates from the ground, an overview of immediate needs, and an outline of UAWC’s work to address these needs. UAWC calls upon the global community to support grassroots Palestinian efforts and contribute to the Stop Gaza Starvation campaign as we work to strengthen the steadfastness of our communities.