As malnutrition and starvation conditions spread across Gaza, we’ve responded by supporting an emergency project run by our partners in Gaza, providing vital supplies of flour to over 500 families in Gaza City.

The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre satellite unit, based at Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City and supported by Embrace, is continuing to provide rehabilitation services for children with chronic conditions and post-trauma injuries.

“Reconciliation is an active pursuit of justice, truth, and healing, a powerful and costly endeavour. It is not about standing on the sidelines, waiting for conflict to resolve itself, nor is it about maintaining a false balance in the face of deep injustice.” Daniel Munayer reflects on the power imbalances of the Israel-Palestine conflict and what it takes to work for a just and sustainable peace.

Experiencing arrest and imprisonment by the Israeli authorities has left many children and young people across the West Bank with profound psychological wounds. Embrace supports a Rehabilitation Programme run by East Jerusalem YMCA, providing psychological support and vocational training to help ex-detainees find hope, purpose, and a path forward. Embrace’s David McColl recently visited... 

Al Ahli Hospital has been a beacon of light amid the devastation in Gaza, with dedicated medical staff serving patients in great need – despite severe shortages of medicine and equipment. As a fragile ceasefire takes hold, its role will continue to be pivotal as it responds to an enormous volume of medical needs. In this blog, we take a look back at the steadfast service at Al Ahli’s hospital and clinic over the past 15 months.

Lack of tourists, strict movement restrictions and rising insecurity have crippled the West Bank economy. Bethlehem is particularly hard hit and so Embrace is funding a new project to create much-needed employment opportunities and support local businesses and services.

2024 has been an extraordinarily difficult year so far for all our partners in the West Bank as tensions, restrictions and violence continue to increase. The Jerusalem Princess Basmas Centre (JBPC) provides specialist disability support to children across the West Bank. The team recently gave us an update on what the year has been like for them so far.