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Humanitarian aid organizations address the crisis in Gaza and Israel

By Tess Terrible,
Catherine Shen
Published November 3, 2023 at 7:32 AM EDT
A 2-year-old baby boy stands in a street in Gaza where buildings have been destroyed.
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Save the Children staff member Abdallah*, who has a 2-year-old baby boy named Omar, made the decision to retrieve belongings from his apartment with his wife. They had been told their building was likely to be destroyed soon and they needed supplies. They made the perilous journey, not recognising streets as they had been destroyed. They were nearly injured but managed to survive, however they said that the fear of their son becoming an orphan was difficult to cope with.
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A child standing behind a fence in Gaza
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A child standing behind a fence in Gaza
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Save the Children staff in Egypt have been preparing supplies for transfer to Gaza. The supplies ready for distribution include 3,000 hygiene kits, 3,000 dignity kits, 3,000 recreational kits, 3,000 baby kits, drinking water, PPE, and medical supplies.
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Save the Children staff in Egypt have been preparing supplies for transfer to Gaza. The supplies ready for distribution include 3,000 hygiene kits, 3,000 dignity kits, 3,000 recreational kits, 3,000 baby kits, drinking water, PPE, and medical supplies.
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Save the Children staff in Egypt preparing aid to be delivered to Gaza. One truck carrying 45,000 bottles of water from Save the Children has arrived in Gaza so far, as part of the small group of aid trucks which have been approved entry through the Rafah crossing.
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Save the Children staff in Egypt are preparing aid to be delivered to Gaza- oPt. One truck carrying 45,000 bottles of water from Save the Children has arrived in Gaza so far, as part of the small group of aid trucks which have been approved entry through the Rafah crossing. Save the Children stands ready to deliver more aid when access allows.
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As the war continues in Israel and Gaza, Humanitarian aid starts with addressing the basic necessities; food, water, and emergency medical care. And later, addressing mental health needs and the survived trauma of the millions displaced. This week, which could allow more aid into Gaza.

In the past three weeks, more children have been killed there than the total killed in conflicts globally in every year since 2019. , an international NGO and humanitarian aid organization based in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

Today, we hear from two aid organizations based in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. We learn more about addressing this enormous need, and what the work on the ground looks like.

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  • Nathaniel Raymond: the Executive Director of the
  • Christine Squires: President and CEO
  • Janti Soeripto: President and CEO

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Tess Terrible
Tess is a senior producer for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø news-talk show Where We Live. She enjoys hiking ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's many trails and little peaks, knitting, gardening and writing in her seven journals.
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Catherine Shen
Catherine is the Host of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live. Catherine and the WWL team focus on going beyond the headlines to bring in meaningful conversations that put ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in context.
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