Emergency appeal
Donate to Gaza
Last updated: 25 July 2025
Israel has Gaza under near-total siege. People are facing the destruction of vital services including water and sanitation. All of Gaza is at risk of famine.
Please donate now to help us scale up our response when access is allowed.
Your donations will help provide emergency food, clean water and hygiene kits to people in Gaza.*
What's happening in Gaza?
The Israeli military has killed over 53,000 Palestinians
At least 53,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military during the conflict, including thousands of children.
Gaza's medical system is struggling to cope with the number of casualties, and hospitals are critically low on supplies.
Israel continues to use food and water as weapons of war
Israel is blocking all but a trickle of life-saving aid into Gaza. People are struggling to access basics like food, water, medicine and shelter. Hundreds of people have been killed while seeking food at distribution sites. Thousands more have been injured.
All of Gaza is at risk of famine, and there is not enough clean, safe water to drink. Starvation is widespread, and children and families are already dying from hunger.
Homes have been destroyed
Many people remain living in makeshift tents and shelters which are overcrowded and have no privacy.
Hygiene and health conditions are catastrophic
Over 80% of sanitation infrastructure and services have been severely damaged or destroyed. More than 90% of the population has limited access to water, or is experiencing water insecurity.
The most urgent needs in Gaza right now are water, food, medical supplies, and shelter. Please donate now to help our teams deliver vital aid to people in Gaza as soon as access is allowed.
What is Oxfam doing in Gaza?
The Israeli military bombardment, destruction of infrastructure, and blockade on goods entering Gaza have made a full-scale humanitarian response extremely difficult.
Despite huge obstacles, Oxfam staff and partners are doing everything possible to provide life-saving support amid a near-total siege. We are desperately waiting to scale up humanitarian work as soon as more aid is allowed in.
Our colleagues in Gaza are working tirelessly to support those facing starvation, mass displacement, and the collapse of essential services.
Your donations have helped Oxfam teams and partners reach more than 1.2 million people with essential support since October 2023. This includes:
- Emergency food assistance, food parcels, cash and vouchers.
- Supporting home gardens and small-scale food production.
- Clean water and sanitation by trucking in water and repairing badly damaged water and wastewater pipelines.
- First aid kits, hygiene kits, protection kits and cleaning supplies.
- Blankets, mattresses and sleeping mats to families forced to live in tents.
- Legal aid and protection against gender-based violence.
- Professional psycho-social support, especially for children deeply traumatised by the horrors they are enduring. This includes recreational activities to help restore a sense of normality.
Oxfam has worked in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel since the 1950s. We have supported communities in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, to tackle the root causes of conflict, build resilience, and protect people’s rights.
Our partners include:
The Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Juzoor, The Cultural & Free Thoughts Association, Palestinian Environmental Friends, Palestine Agricultural Relief Committee, Atfaluna, The Association for Woman and Child Protection, the Economic and Social Development Centre of Palestine, and Al Bayader.
How your donation can help
can support 10 families to access water for a day, or one family for a week
can provide one family with ready-to-eat food parcels for a week
can support female family members to access basic protection kits and non-food items
Credit: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam
Everything is now unavailable. Maram keeps asking why everything is unavailable. Fruits and vegetables have disappeared.”
- Raed Mansour.
Raed plays with his children in the house he has been displaced to after he lost his home. He and his wife are challenged to make food for their three children who have lost significant weight during Israel's near-total siege of Gaza.
What's happening in the West Bank?
In the West Bank, the ongoing violence from illegal settlers and Israeli forces has led to a significant rise in the displacement of Palestinian communities and worsening humanitarian conditions.
Critical infrastructure and hundreds of homes have been deliberately destroyed. Palestinians in the West Bank are also facing a severe economic crisis and poverty is increasing, with hundreds of thousands of people losing their permits to work in Israel.
Oxfam is helping families in need by providing food parcels, including fresh food. We are also working with our partners to support farmers to stay on their land, and women and young people with employment opportunities.
What else can I do to help people in Gaza?
There are lots of other ways you can support people in Gaza. Stay informed, speak out, and join us in our calls for justice and lasting peace.
Permanent ceasefire now
Call for a permanent ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian access and a path to justice.
Stop arming Israel
The UK government must stop being an ally to Israel's atrocities. Demand an end to their complicity.
How to help Gaza and Palestine
Here are some ways you can show solidarity with people living in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
More on the Gaza crisis
- Read our latest press releases.
- Read frequently asked questions.
How we spend your money
For every £1 you donate to this emergency appeal, we will allocate 9p of your donation to cover general support and running costs. There is a small chance that we will raise more money than is needed for this appeal. If this happens, we'll spend any additional funds on other Oxfam projects – wherever the need is greatest.
*Funds raised from this appeal will support people in Gaza, and may also be used to support communities in the West Bank and Lebanon.