NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

Over 100 humanitarian and aid agencies yesterday issued a joint warning that mass starvation is spreading across Gaza and calling on governments worldwide to take urgent action. Embrace the Middle East is a signatory on that statement. The situation now facing our partners, the whole Christian community, and all in Gaza, is beyond critical - it is catastrophic.

19 July 2025 marks 1 year since the International Court of Justice released its Advisory Opinion stating categorically that Israel’s entire presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful. Embrace is one of 16 organisations to sign a joint letter to the UK Government, calling on them to help facilitate an end to the occupation.

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack is a hard watch but it rings tragically true with what we hear from our partners on the ground in Gaza. Watching this documentary can leave us feeling angry, upset, overwhelmed and helpless, but there are ways to respond, and we ask you to channel your emotional response into these positive actions…

Embrace the Middle East has joined with over 170 NGOs from across the world in calling for the Israeli aid distribution scheme in Gaza to revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms and urging all third states to take concrete measures to uphold the right of civilians in Gaza to safely access aid and receive protection. 

“I saw land where olive groves and vegetables once thrived, now abandoned and desolate as huge gates have been erected across entrance roads, and people can only access their crops and trees at certain times when the gates are unlocked. Israeli roads which Palestinians cannot access, are severing connection between Palestinian communities and villages, and people are being dispossessed of their land and homes...”

As the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza worsens, Embrace the Middle East is calling on Christians around the world to take a day to take part in a powerful act of solidarity: Fast For Gaza.