The News from Rafah: Help Now

Project HOPE forced to close vital medical services in Gaza ALERT: Gaza crisis worsening as evacuations and invasion of Rafah begins. [Make an emergency gift now]( [Project HOPE Logo]( [Rush My Gift]( [The Devastating News from Gaza]( [Photograph from a center for displaced families in Rafah a family in winter clothes including a man and two children. One of the children carries a bucket of war as they all look at the camera.]( Dear Friend, This week more than 110,000 people were told to evacuate Rafah, including Project HOPE staff at two of our clinics serving Gazans. Because our team members live in or near the evacuation zone, we've had to suspend some of our vital work in Rafah. Other partners we were deploying to help were denied entry to Gaza due to the closing of the border crossing, further restricting the flow of urgently-needed aid. The new evacuation orders and escalating violence are already having deadly consequences for Palestinians in Rafah, which was declared a safe zone after months of bombing have left most of Gaza uninhabitable. The medical care and supplies Project HOPE has been delivering in displacement camps are the only health care many people have — with our teams providing an average of over 1,000 consultations per week in Rafah. [Friend, in this dire moment, please rush a gift today to help send lifesaving supplies and aid to families in Gaza, Haiti and communities worldwide.]( As more people flee and violence continues, humanitarian services like these will be forced to suspend indefinitely cutting thousands off from lifesaving food, medicine, and other aid. We are committed to doing all we can to help, but we need your support to meet the increased need as more people are displaced by violence and health crises around the world. [What we're seeing on the ground:]( "We are witnessing a brutal and inhumane escalation of this conflict... Thousands of people living in or near the evacuation zone have been forced to quickly pack up what they have and make plans to move to areas that have been under heavy bombardment and do not have adequate aid services, running water or electricity." - Moses Kondowe, Project HOPE’s Gaza Team Lead [Rush My Gift]( Moving forward, Project HOPE teams will assess their ability to provide care on a day-to-day basis. So far, we’ve delivered nine tons of medical relief, including essential medicines, medical devices and supplies into Gaza, while we are also urgently advocating for a sustained ceasefire and the release of all hostages. [Your gifts ensure we can respond to the most urgent humanitarian emergencies like this one — while supporting health workers and rebuilding health care infrastructure in the long-term for communities around the world.]( the power of HOPE — and your generosity — when we come together to help the children and families facing crises without the care they need. With gratitude, Rabih Torbay President & CEO Project HOPE [Rush My Gift]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [TikTok]( [ProjectHOPE.org]( PO Box 3270, Harlan IA 51593-0450 | 844.[349.0188](#) © 2024 Project HOPE. All rights reserved. A gift to this appeal will be used to support Project HOPE’s global emergency response, medical, educational and humanitarian assistance programs, wherever the need is greatest. Project HOPE — The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc. Dba Project HOPE is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, CFC #11115, EIN 53-0242962. [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Financial Accountability]( | [View this email online]( [online fundraising, advocacy & donor database]( [nonprofit software](