Gaza appeal - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:36:55 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Gaza appeal - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Caritas Australia launches Gaza Appeal to support displaced families https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/10/19/caritas-australia-launches-gaza-appeal-to-support-displaced-families/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:53:47 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=165184 Following a series of surprise attacks against Israel by Hamas on Oct 7, hundreds of military air strikes have been launched across the Gaza Strip as a form of retaliation by the Israeli government. The UN reports that Gaza's entire population is being deprived of electricity, water, fuel supplies, food, and medicine. Ongoing bombardments and Read more

Caritas Australia launches Gaza Appeal to support displaced families... Read more]]> Following a series of surprise attacks against Israel by Hamas on Oct 7, hundreds of military air strikes have been launched across the Gaza Strip as a form of retaliation by the Israeli government.

The UN reports that Gaza's entire population is being deprived of electricity, water, fuel supplies, food, and medicine.

Ongoing bombardments and shelling have destroyed homes, hospitals and essential water and sanitation infrastructure, with growing fears that Gaza will soon run out of drinkable water. Hospitals are packed with injured people and running desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.

An estimated 1 million people have been displaced in Gaza with immediate food, shelter, health, and psychosocial needs. Even before these attacks, 8 out of 10 people relied on international aid.

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Caritas Australia launches Gaza Appeal to support displaced families]]> 165184 Caritas NZs parent body is launching Gaza appeal https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/05/20/caritas-nz-gaza-appeal/ Thu, 20 May 2021 07:52:19 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=136462 The parent body of Caritas NZ, Caritas Internationalis, is launching a special appeal to bring medical care to the population affected by the ongoing shelling in Gaza. Caritas Jerusalem is preparing to respond to the urgent needs of the thousands injured and the thousands of people forced to leave their homes either because they were Read more

Caritas NZs parent body is launching Gaza appeal... Read more]]> The parent body of Caritas NZ, Caritas Internationalis, is launching a special appeal to bring medical care to the population affected by the ongoing shelling in Gaza.

Caritas Jerusalem is preparing to respond to the urgent needs of the thousands injured and the thousands of people forced to leave their homes either because they were destroyed or because they tried to save their lives.

"The bombings are extremely heavy. The people of Gaza have lived through many wars over many years, but everyone agrees that this time it is completely different. They are trapped in this densely populated strip of land at the mercy of intense air bombardment with nowhere to flee for safety." Read more

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