Children in Gaza need food. {NAME}, please help.

⚠️ Children's lives hang in the balance. Please help. {NAME}, families are desperate to feed their children but there is simply not enough food in Gaza right now. Everyone in Gaza is hungry. More than half a million are facing famine-like conditions. Heartbreakingly, there are reports of children dying of starvation. {NAME}, there's still time to make a matched gift and rush 2x the aid to Gaza and other families caught in crisis around the world. [Please use this personalized link to send 2x the essential aid right now: ( The International Rescue Committee is providing emergency supplies, medical care to people who are sick, malnourished and injured, and other critical support. [RUSH MY EMERGENCY GIFT »]( CRISIS IN GAZA [A father carries his young son through decimated buildings]( Children are bearing the brunt of the horrific destruction in Gaza. More than 12,000 children are dead and thousands more are missing. [A line of children waits with empty bowls for food]( Ramadan should be a time when families can come together to observe the holy month and break bread together, but this has become near impossible given the shortage of food. [Stacks of boxes labeled with the Medical Aid for Palestinians logo]( In addition, the medical system in Gaza has suffered almost total collapse. Medical care and medicines are almost as scarce as food. The IRC has focused on medical care from the beginning of our response in Gaza. Together with our partner Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) we've deployed teams of trauma doctors, surgeons, pediatricians, and water and sanitation experts to provide care. The IRC has also procured/released 46 metric tons of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. [WITH {NAME}'S SUPPORT WE CAN HELP MORE FAMILIES IN CRISIS AROUND THE WORLD >>]( Getting aid to Gaza is challenging. But your support inspires us. The IRC is supporting partners and has delivered food to people in need. We are also providing critical services in emergency shelters including health services, cash assistance, mental health/psychological support and other support for children and caregivers. The IRC also plans to scale its programming in Gaza as soon as a ceasefire is in place. We are dependent on appropriate funding and needs on the ground. IRC, with partners, would like to scale up health care, livelihood and protection services. But we can't do any of it without generous donations which is why we're appealing to you right now. Please, {NAME}, in a crisis every moment counts. [Please use your personalized link and rush an emergency gift for children and families in crisis now: ( Thank you. -- The IRC Emergency Response Team The International Rescue Committee | [Rescue.org]( 122 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10168-1289 USA To ensure future delivery of IRC e-mails, please add our reply address updates@rescue.org to your Address Book. [Click here]( for U.S. federal and state compliance notices [Manage my preferences]( or [unsubscribe](