Middle East Crisis Appeal

Conflict in the Middle East is escalating, pushing an already fragile region into a deeper humanitarian crisis. In Lebanon, violence has forced more than a million people from their homes in the last two weeks alone. In Gaza, increased border crossing restrictions and food prices are making it harder to reach people in need.

Your gift today means our partners can deliver life-saving aid to people in desperate need.

In Lebanon, shelters are filling up quickly and people fleeing their homes have nowhere to go. Our church partners are rapidly scaling their emergency response across the country to deliver life-saving aid. In Gaza, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are facing life-threatening illnesses that should be easily treatable. Our partner is doing all it can, providing urgent health care using the limited medical supplies they can source within Gaza – but it is still nowhere near enough.

The suffering across the region has devastated lives.

People are displaced

In Lebanon, families are fleeing their homes with nothing, seeking shelter in schools, cars and tents, and struggling in the biting cold.
In Gaza, more than 90 per cent of people have been forced to flee their homes, and most have been displaced repeatedly.

Food is scarce

In Gaza, more than 60,000 children are acutely malnourished and face increased risk of death if untreated.
Families in Gaza are in real danger of running out of food and aid unless Israel fully reopens all border crossings and allows unrestricted aid to enter freely, immediately and at scale.
In Lebanon, displaced families are in urgent need of food, amidst spiraling food prices.

Supplies are running out

Hospitals in Lebanon and Gaza are struggling to cope with the huge numbers of people who are sick or injured.
Shelters in Lebanon are in urgent need of water, sanitation, and basic supplies.

‘It was 3am when the airstrikes started. We were told to leave immediately. No time to pack, no time to prepare. It took us an entire day to reach safety.’ – Amir*, Father in Beirut

*Name changed to protect identity.

Will you show God’s compassion to people in the Middle East by donating today?

Please donate

How Tearfund is responding

We're currently working with local churches and partners across the Middle East.

In Lebanon, our church partners are supporting people who have fled their homes, providing hygiene kits, hot meals, and cold weather kits, and also supporting people with disabilities.
In Gaza, Tearfund’s partner, Anera, is running emergency health clinics and delivering life-saving medical supplies, food and water to tens of thousands of people, like 11-month-old Bara’a.
In the West Bank, we are providing emergency funding to local hospitals, and distributing food and essential supplies to those affected by the violence.

So far, we’ve reached more than 236,000 people – and with your support, we can reach even more. Please pray and donate to help us meet the growing need.

There is a small chance that we raise more funds than are needed or that funds cannot be used in full towards this crisis response. If this happens, your donation will be used to respond wherever the need is greatest around the world.