Two years have passed since October 7, the day that marked the beginning of Gaza’s ongoing catastrophe. What began as violence has evolved into one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in modern history.

Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed, injured, or gone missing. Countless others are living in ruins or crowded shelters, surviving on what little aid manages to get through. For most Palestinians, loss is now a fact of life - loved ones, homes, livelihoods, all gone.

Over 80% of the population has been affected by evacuation orders, forcing civilians into ever smaller areas with limited access to food, water, or medicine. People queue for hours for a single meal, dig through debris for anything salvageable, and sleep in the open when tents run out.

‘Genocide is Occurring’

In September 2025, the United Nations released its strongest assessment yet: “Genocide is occurring in Gaza and is continuing to occur.”

The Commission, led by former UN Human Rights Chief, cited mass civilian killings, starvation, forced displacement, and the deliberate destruction of infrastructure as evidence. The report concluded that Israeli authorities had committed four of the five genocidal acts defined by the 1948 Genocide Convention, including killing members of a protected group and inflicting conditions designed to bring about their destruction.

More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, and over 160,000 injured, one-third of them children. With over half a million people trapped in catastrophic conditions, a man-made famine is unfolding, and the entire population of Gaza is in urgent need of humanitarian aid.

The infrastructure of survival is broken.

Only 40% of water facilities remain operational, and 93% of households have no reliable access to safe drinking water. 

In northern Gaza, roads are impassable. Fuel is scarce. Food queues stretch for miles. Medical staff work without rest, often without medicine. Some have been killed while treating the wounded.

Action For Humanity: Delivering Hope

For two years, Action For Humanity (AFH) has been delivering critical aid in one of the world’s most dangerous humanitarian environments. Despite severe access restrictions, fuel shortages, and ongoing hostilities, our teams and partners continue to operate, often at great personal risk.

Since October 2023, AFH has reached 891,597 people with food, clean water, shelter, healthcare, and education.

Food Assistance
With Gaza’s agriculture decimated and markets destroyed, AFH has distributed over 525,000 hot meals and food parcels, including support for 75,000 people during Ramadan. Fresh produce baskets have reached 11,000 displaced families, offering essential nutrition in a place where crops no longer grow.

Water & Sanitation
Through solar-powered wells and daily water trucking, we’ve provided clean water to more than 180,000 people. Hygiene kits, mobile showers, and emergency latrines are preventing the spread of disease in overcrowded shelters.

Shelter & Winter Support
Over 9,200 families have been supported through HOPE Camps and emergency shelters.
We’ve distributed winter kits, blankets, and firewood, small comforts that protect against the cold and restore a measure of dignity.

Health & Psychosocial Care
AFH-supported clinics have reached over 63,000 people, delivering emergency treatment, maternal care, and chronic-illness support. In Camp Hope 5, more than 2,000 children and caregivers have received trauma counselling and psychosocial care.

Our work continues every day, in coordination with local organisations and global partners, such as the Palestine Red Crescent Society and the ICRC, who are also on the front lines — repairing water systems, delivering medicine, and operating one of the few remaining functional hospitals in Gaza, the Rafah Field Hospital.

But aid workers are not immune to the violence.

More than 30 staff and volunteers from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement have been killed since October 2023. Many others, including AFH partners, work under constant threat, relocating operations to the south to survive. 

A Global Responsibility

Two years on, Gaza’s suffering continues in full view of the world. A cessation of hostilities is both imperative and overdue. International humanitarian law must be respected. Civilians must be protected, aid must be allowed to flow, and the basic needs of the population must be met.

As the UN reminded the world, when genocide occurs, doing nothing is not neutrality - it is complicity. Action For Humanity remains committed to standing with Gaza’s people through crisis and recovery. We will continue to deliver food, water, shelter, and medical aid, even when the odds are against us. 

Your support has already helped nearly a million people survive. But millions more still need help. Two years on, Gaza still needs you.

Stand with Gaza today.