Fwd: The suffering is catastrophic

Emergency update: The IRC is extremely concerned by the latest reports >> {NAME}, I wanted to make sure you saw this urgent update about Gaza from our Emergency Response Team, below. The IRC is extremely concerned about reports of a recent Israeli airstrike (and related fires) in the Al-Aqsa hospital grounds, where displaced families were sheltering. Please read the message below and if you can, [please consider rushing your donation to support the IRC's life-saving work.]( Thank you. — Andrea @ IRC [International Rescue Committee logo.]( GAZA: The IRC is extremely concerned by reports of an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Aqsa hospital grounds where displaced people, including those recently told to leave the north, were sheltering. The strike caused a fire which killed at least four people and injured dozens. Hours earlier, Israeli airstrikes hit a shelter school in Nuseirat, killing 20 and injuring more. [Can you help fund lifesaving aid for children and families in Gaza and other crises?]( [Rush your donation now »]( {NAME}: The conflict-induced humanitarian suffering in Gaza is catastrophic–with every person in Gaza now in need of humanitarian assistance and more than two million Palestinians (half of them children) living without access to sufficient water, food and medical care. EMERGENCY UPDATE: The International Rescue Committee is extremely concerned by reports of an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Aqsa hospital grounds where displaced people, including those recently told to leave the north, were sheltering. The strike caused a fire which killed at least four people and injured dozens. Hours earlier, Israeli airstrikes hit a shelter school in Nuseirat, killing 20 and injuring more. International law must be upheld, which demands protecting civilians and the infrastructure on which they depend, including hospitals. The IRC continues to call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, one that seeks to fully protect Palestinian lives, secure the release of hostages and safely scale up humanitarian assistance and service delivery. Children and families in Gaza urgently need food, safe water and medical supplies. The IRC is working directly and with local partners to deliver immediate aid to those in desperate need. "The IRC is working around the clock, alongside incredible Palestinian partners, to do everything we can to save lives." – Bob Kitchen, the IRC's Vice President of Emergency Programs [Rush your donation now »]( [We need your immediate support. Please rush your donation for families facing crisis, in Gaza and around the world. >>]( Over the past year in Gaza: - The IRC has deployed 12 emergency medical teams on a rotational basis. - We've launched a community-based management of acute malnutrition program and delivered 1,700 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food (a nutrient-rich paste for malnourished children) to northern Gaza. - We're distributing 100,000 liters of clean drinking water per day. - The IRC is also working with 11 partner organizations to deliver: early childhood development, child protection, women's protection and empowerment, health, nutrition and basic needs. As an IRC supporter, you help to make this work possible. Thank you for all you do. [Rush your donation now »]( The International Rescue Committee | [Rescue.org]( 122 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10168-1289 USA To ensure future delivery of IRC e-mails, please add our reply address updates@rescue.org to your Address Book. [Click here]( for U.S. federal and state compliance notices [Manage my preferences]( or [unsubscribe](