Continue to call for peace and restoration in Gaza
February 10, 2025
Background: While MCC cautiously welcomes the ceasefire agreement and the opportunity to increase humanitarian assistance through our partners in Gaza, we know there is so much work that remains to be done.
Since October 2023, MCC has supported its local partners to distribute emergency supplies, food parcels, and over 160,000 USD in cash assistance to thousands of vulnerable families in Gaza. However, the utter destruction of Gaza as a result of Israel’s 16-month onslaught (with U.S. funding and diplomatic support) has resulted in 83% of the population in Gaza requiring food assistance, a 94% reduction in the availability of clean water, and 1.6 million Palestinians living in makeshift shelters. With more than two-thirds of all buildings in Gaza destroyed, it could take 15 years to move all the rubble.
MCC calls for a Palestinian-led reconstruction and opposes any efforts to forcibly deport Palestinians in Gaza to other countries and bar them from ever returning.
This is a critical moment to urge the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to:
- Increase humanitarian assistance rather than halting it
- Push for a permanent ceasefire
- Hold all parties accountable for the enormous level of death and destruction
- Insist on a Palestinian-led reconstruction
- Support S.Res.68 denouncing a U.S. military takeover of Gaza
Faith reflection: Psalm 61:1,4b - “Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. Let me find refuge under the shelter of your wings.”
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Photo above: Firas Hamlawi, a volunteer with Al-Najd Developmental Forum, an MCC partner in the Gaza Strip, helped distribute mattresses to families who are in need because of the continued Israeli military bombardment. Photo courtesy of Al-Najd Developmental Forum