The second phase of the war with Gaza is now taking place. Over 1,000 Palestinians have died since the conflict began two weeks ago,over 4,700 have been injured and thousands more people have been internally displaced as they flee the bombings and gunfire.
With the battles intensifying and no end in sight, the figures of dead and injured are rising rapidly. The threat of a humanitarian crisis is worsening, as the Gaza strip- home to more than 1.5 million people- suffers shortages of food, water, electricity and fuel. Medical supplies are running dangerously low in hospitals and clinics, as aid supplies from outside Gaza remain at border crossings.
See our photos from Gaza, click here
What can I do?
Please take the time to pick up the phone, donate online or alternatively organise you own fundraising event. We have tips and ideas 
to get you started and we will support you in any way we can. Get friends, family or your local mosque involved, it’s amazing what ideas
you can come up with when you put your heads together.
If you would like to volunteer for us and help with street collections and taking phone donations for our live appeals -then get in touch. Contact jasmine@muslimaid.org.au or call (02) 97....Your help is always needed and appreciated.
What is Muslim Aid doing?
Muslim Aid has been delivering humanitarian and developmental assistance in Palestine through its partners for over two decades. Our partners in Gaza have been delivering food packs to families and medical supplies to hospitals and clinics since the conflict began more than a week ago.We are also working with the Palestine Trauma Centre to provide social and psychological care for children and families affected by the war on Gaza.
Trauma Centres
Muslim Aid is supporting Trauma Centres which was established to provide psychological, social and health services for traumatized people, the project provides psychological treatment for patients with therapeutic and counselling support for their families. Education pamphlets are distributed which give families advice in coping with difficult situations. Food packages and non food items will also be distributed. The project will be implemented through the establishment of two units, one in Gaza city which extends to the Northern areas and one is located in the middle of the Gaza Strip which will serve over 200 families.
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Gaza Distribution 2009
Despite the difficult conditions, through our local partners, Muslim Aid has been delivering emergency relief such as food parcels, blankets and medical supplies to the people of Gaza. This video shows our partners delivering aid.
FoodAid
Muslim Aid is working with various partners to distribute food parcels to affected families throughout Gaza. 2250 food baskets consisting of milk, jam, meat, pasta, rice, cooking oil have been delivered to families during the bombing. They will also be distributing blankets to refugees. In addition to this, 100 food packages and blankets were distributed to 100 families.
Bread is being delivered by our partners to families in Gaza.
Medical Aid
Muslim Aid in partnership with other medical response organizations are working together to send medical items to Gaza.
On the 4th of January, two trucks of medicines were dispatched which also included two ambulances