Gaza death toll continues to rise as tensions escalate
GAZA, 9 August 2022 – At least 46 Palestinians, including 16 children, had been killed, while 360 people were injured in air strikes on Gaza. The air strikes damaged 1,761 houses and caused 450 Palestinians to lose their homes while 8,500 people were affected by the incident. The ceasefire has been enforced since 7 August. [...]
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Islamic Relief calls for immediate end to escalating violence against civilians in Gaza
Islamic Relief is calling for Israel to immediately end the escalating violence against civilians in Gaza and to re-open the crossings where people and goods can enter and leave the enclave. At least 29 Palestinians, including six children, have already been killed since Friday evening and Israel has said that it plans to step up [...]
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Islamic Relief provides rapid response to survivors of the Bangladesh floods
BANGLADESH, June 22, 2022 - More than 100 people have been killed in the devastating floods that hit Bangladesh and India while millions of people are still stranded. Houses, farms, and property have been damaged, washed away, or completely covered in the flood water. Islamic Relief Bangladesh has been working on the flash flood response immediately [...]
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Islamic Relief proactively delivering assistance in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN, 3rd June 2022 - Islamic Relief has distributed 60,670 kilograms of seeds, 28,225 kilograms of fertilizer, and 600 agricultural tools in Balkh, Bamiyan, Herat, and Nangarhar under the livelihood project in May 2022. This assistance is to help the beneficiaries generate their income and produce their food sources. Islamic Relief also provided 1,539 goats, [...]
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Islamic Relief proactively delivering assistance in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN, April 15th, 2022 - An estimated 97 percent of Afghanistan's population will be pushed into extreme poverty by the end of June, meanwhile, 95 percent of Afghans are facing a worsening threat of hunger due to food shortages according to the World Food Program (WFP) report. Thus, Islamic Relief continues to proactively deliver assistance [...]
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Thousands of people in Somaliland lost their assets and livelihoods
SOMALILAND, April 14th, 2022 - Over 28 people were reported injured and hundreds of shops and stalls in the central market of Somaliland were destroyed in a huge fire incident on April 1. The fire started in Waheen market in Hargeisa on Friday night and continued until the next day due to constraints faced by [...]
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