Dear Supporter,Welcome to our July 2021 Newsletter, keeping you updated on our vital work.We would like to begin this newsletter by thanking you for generously donating to our Emergency Appeals for East Jerusalem and then Gaza, following assaults by Israeli forces in May 2021. Your donations helped us to provide urgent support and supplies to those who needed it most. 1.Emergency Support for First Aid Emergency Responders, Makassed Hospital and Families Affected in East Jerusalem More than 150 Palestinians were wounded following attacks by Israeli police and military forces in and around Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday 7th May, and hundreds more in the following days. WA is implementing four emergency projects in East Jerusalem providing medical supplies (pharmaceuticals, disposables and equipment), and repairs and fuel for ambulances for frontline responders. These projects will also deliver vital medical supplies to Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem, this hospital always receives large numbers of injured people during any emergency. It will replenish exhausted stock so they are able to continue their emergency services and surgeries for those injured. Our projects will also provide food vouchers to impoverished families most badly affected by the recent conditions. Since these projects started we have:
2. Gaza Emergency AppealBetween 10-21 May 2021 Israeli military forces launched an assault on Gaza, which resulted in:
Gaza’s already overwhelmed health system was struggling to meet the needs of those injured during the bombardment. WA launched an Emergency Appeal to help provide emergency medical aid to hospitals in Gaza, and support those most badly affected. We have three new projects in Gaza responding to emergency needs. We are working to support families in Gaza and will:
In addition, WA has been distributing humanitarian supplies to over 200 internally displaced families to help them cope with their current living conditions. These include: food packs, family hygiene kits and sets of clothing for women and children in these 200 families.
Providing olive trees to restore their livelihoods and protect their land.
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