Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip has been facing a severe humanitarian crisis for years, which has now reached catastrophic levels due to the ongoing conflict. There is a shortage of everything – food, water, medicine, and access to medical care. We are providing aid to civilians in the region by delivering medical and humanitarian support. So far, we have supplied medical supplies, clothing, and infant formula. We are working with local organizations, and Jordanian doctors funded by us are on duty at the hospital in Deir al-Balah. One of them, Dr. Hamza Bani Yaseen, states plainly: “If this situation doesn’t change, children will simply starve to death. Many of them are already dying.”

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Our aid in Gaza Strip

In the face of a catastrophic humanitarian situation, we are constantly working to save lives. Our priority is medical assistance and the formation of emergency response teams. We have funded Jordanian doctors’ shifts at the hospital in Deir al-Balah and facilitated safe entry into Gaza for medical professionals from Jordan, Qatar, and Oman. We have organized the delivery of medical equipment and supplies—providing three shipments of humanitarian aid, including medical resources, warm clothing, and infant formula. We also support hospitals, helping medical facilities continue to function despite the bombings.

What is the situation?

Even before the war, the Gaza Strip was in crisis due to Israel’s 17-year blockade and repeated military operations. At that time, 80% of the population was already dependent on international aid. In early February 2024, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) declared the Gaza Strip uninhabitable. The ongoing conflict began with attacks by Hamas that claimed the lives of approximately 1195 people (including 815 civilians), and 251 people were abducted. Among them were citizens of Israel and foreign countries. Subsequently, actions by the Israeli army and the blockade of the Gaza Strip caused the deaths of approximately 70000 Palestinians (as of December 2025, according to the Gaza Strip Ministry of Health).

On 10 October 2025, a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip came into effect. It was intended, among other things, to enable unrestricted access to humanitarian aid and to prevent daily civilian casualties. Unfortunately, both goals have been achieved only partially at best. Within two months, at least 376 Palestinians were killed. Assuming that, as before, civilians account for around 80% of the victims, a similar number of civilians are dying during the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as in the parallel, full-scale war in Ukraine. Every second resident of the Gaza Strip lives in temporary camps for internally displaced persons.

Access to medical care in Gaza is extremely limited. Nearly two-thirds of medical facilities are not functioning, including half of all hospitals. In damaged facilities, there is a lack of medicines, equipment, and staff, and people lie on the floors waiting for help that often does not come. In our work, we focus on improving the tragic situation of patients.

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Every disruption in hospital supplies poses a threat to patients’ lives and health. Reports speak of gunfire inside hospital premises and damaged hospital walls. Innocent people are dying there.
– Małgorzata Olasińska-Chart from Polish Medical Mission comments.

In the Gaza Strip, there is literally a shortage of everything. The dire sanitary conditions and lack of water have led to the first cases of polio in years. Due to the lack of medicines and appropriate conditions, doctors have often been forced to perform amputations of injured body parts in both children and adults in order to prevent infection and save lives. Under normal hospital conditions, such tragedies would not occur, as targeted treatment would be sufficient. Diseases that directly threaten children’s lives, such as acute diarrhea, are also spreading throughout the Gaza Strip. Doctors from partner organizations of the Polish Medical Mission say that they are able to help only about 30% of the patients who come to them for care.

Our medical team can be evacuated at any moment. We operate on a monthly rotation system, but it remains uncertain when the next group of doctors will be able to reach Gaza. The route from Jordan to Gaza passes through the West Bank, where safety is also deteriorating.
– says dr. Yaroup Aljouni, Jordan Health Aid Society (JHAS), partner of the Polish Medical Mission.

Another major problem is widespread malnutrition. In its face, the youngest often have little chance of survival, as their bodies are too weakened to fight disease. Aid organizations warn of growing malnutrition, especially among children, and the UN describes the crisis as potentially the worst in the region’s history.

Despite the ongoing ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian situation remains dire: less than 40% of medical facilities are functioning, people are living in overcrowded tents and temporary shelters, often without access to clean water or sanitation. Rubble, destroyed homes, and damaged infrastructure make normal life extremely difficult. Assistance remains urgently needed.