Children in Gaza and Israel once again have hope for a peaceful future after the ceasefire declaration.
Throughout the ceasefire, SOS Children’s Villages continues to provide life-saving physical and mental care to vulnerable children.
But now, as violence escalates across the Middle East, children and families are once again in crisis.
The violence is devastating critical infrastructure, services and food supply chains across the region, affecting already vulnerable communities—like Gaza, where four in five children face life-threatening food insecurity.
“With the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, we are dying each day,” said Maha Lolas, the national sponsorship coordinator for SOS Children’s Villages Palestine. “We have not recovered from the war in Gaza, and now we face missiles and warning sirens 24 hours a day. We don’t have shelters. If a missile hits your home, it will be damaged, and you will be killed.”
Our life-saving work is more urgent than ever for children suffering the calamitous effects of conflict and for families fighting to rebuild their lives.
To ensure children have the safety and resources they need to heal, recover and ultimately thrive, our emergency response teams continue to deliver immediate aid and long-term support.
SOS Children’s Villages is a secular, nonpartisan organization whose primary responsibility is to provide for and protect children—wherever and whenever they need it most. We have been providing safe, loving homes to children, strengthening families and delivering life-saving aid in times of crisis in Palestine since 1968 and in Israel since 1977.