News releases from 2023

Insufficient aid will lead to more deaths in Gaza

19 October 2023

Trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies are preparing to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Friday. However, the limited aid supplies preparing to enter does not meet the acute, lifesaving, humanitarian needs on the ground.

Gaza: response to the PM's statement

19 October 2023

Dr Halima Begum, CEO of ActionAid UK responds to the Prime Minister's statement this morning.

Calling on World Leaders: Gaza-Israel Statement

18 October 2023

ActionAid calls for the immediate opening of a protected humanitarian corridor ensuring access to lifesaving humanitarian aid to Gaza.  

Terrified families returning to Gaza’s North "to die"

18 October 2023

ActionAid hears from families in Southern Gaza, who after days of sleeping in the streets without access to food, water or medicine, make the heartbreaking decision to return home to Northern Gaza.

Gaza's Al Ahli hospital bombed in single biggest strike in conflict so far

17 October 2023

Horrific breach of humanitarian law: Gaza's Al Ahli Al Arabi Al Ma'amadani Hospital, a civilian sanctuary, bombed in single biggest strike in conflict so far. 

We condemn in the strongest terms the bombing of a Gaza hospital, an egregious violation of international humanitarian law. The Gazan Health Ministry is reporting more than 500 Palestinians killed so far, many of them children, – with many more injured. Hospitals in Gaza are seen as a place of safety and refuge for many civilians seeking shelter during continuous bombardment. 

Gaza water shortage: lives in peril, says ActionAid

17 October 2023

Water supplies are reaching a life-threatening low across Gaza amidst a sustained blockade on fuel, water, and food. Lack of water and the threat of waterborne diseases could cause a health catastrophe for hundreds of thousands of people and an alarming threat to the lives of pregnant and breastfeeding women and their newborn children, ActionAid is warning.

Evacuation orders for 22 hospitals in Gaza

16 October 2023

ActionAid UK says evacuation orders for hospitals across Gaza is a breach of international law.

Thousands are in need at the Rafah border crossing

15 October 2023

Thousands of people are in need at Rafah border crossing. There's an urgent need for humanitarian assistance.

Aid agencies call on Government to put civilians first

14 October 2023

12 aid agencies have called on UK Government to put civilians first in the Israel Gaza Conflict.

Pregnant women faced with an impossible choice

14 October 2023

Pregnant women are faced with an impossible choice in Gaza, says ActionAid.