Governments must stop arming Israel as atrocities escalate across Gaza
The latest Israeli atrocities across Gaza must be the final red line for governments to immediately halt all arms sales to Israel, Islamic Relief Worldwide says. In just the past few hours, Israeli attacks have burned children alive in their tents, bombed a polio vaccination site and killed starving mothers as they queue for food. At [...]
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One year on, the world has failed civilians in Gaza, with terrifying global consequences
The world’s complete failure to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza over the past year is doing irreparable damage to international law, with terrifying global consequences, Islamic Relief warns as the wider Middle East region stands on the precipice of disaster. Over the past year we have seen international law violated every day with total impunity. [...]
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Urgent international action needed as Lebanon faces worst humanitarian crises in decades
Lebanon is facing its worst humanitarian crisis in over 30 years as Israel steps up its invasion.  Civilians across the country are suffering a waking nightmare as displacement and casualties mount rapidly, including a 12-year-old boy sponsored by Islamic Relief who has been severely wounded in an airstrike. More than 1,800 people have now been [...]
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Islamic Relief strongly condemns deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon
Islamic Relief strongly condemns today’s deadly attacks on civilians in Lebanon and calls on world leaders to take urgent action to stop further escalation. Today’s Israeli bombing has caused by far the deadliest day in Lebanon since the crisis began almost a year ago. The death toll is rising rapidly but so far more than [...]
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One year after deadly Morocco earthquake, remote communities need support to rebuild and recover
One year on from the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Morocco, many survivors are still struggling to rebuild and recover and need ongoing support, Islamic Relief says. Thousands of families in remote and mountainous rural communities still lack adequate shelter and essential services, and damaged infrastructure such as homes and schools need to be [...]
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Islamic Relief condemns attack at Gaza school where it distributes food
Islamic Relief is horrified at the massacre of dozens of civilians at one of the school shelters where we have been distributing daily hot meals to displaced families.   Today’s attack at al-Tabeen school in Gaza City is the deadliest on a school shelter yet, with reports of 80-100 people killed and many more injured as [...]
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