Esma has faced many difficulties in her short life due to a suspected metabolic disorder that has impeded her motor development. Born into a warzone, she has none of the usual scans or hospital treatment available. But thanks to the dedicated work of the staff of our partner the Princess Basma Centre, she is making remarkable progress...

An estimated 12,000 children in Gaza have new disabilities caused by injuries they have suffered as a result of the current war. 5-year-old Malak is one of them.

Dr Maher, Medical Director of Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, tells us what the last year has been like for him, his family and the hospital’s staff.

VIDEO - Elias Najjar of the Palestinian Bible Society tells Embrace staff how life in the West Bank has been affected by the war in Gaza, of the mounting challenges facing everyone there and how Palestinian Christians are responding.

VIDEO - The war in Gaza has not only had a profound effect on the health, education and community projects that Embrace has been supporting in Gaza, but it has also devastated the lives of many of our Christian friends and partners - such as Ramy Tarazi.

Lara and her mother left the shelter of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, desperate to try to reach Lara’s ill brother in Egypt. It was a perilous journey - and one that would end in tragedy.

Like many Christians in Gaza, Ramy, Marina and their 15-month-old-son, have lost everything. Now, their only home St Porphyrios Orthodox Church.

“My family wakes up every day in a large hall with 300 other people. We don’t sleep very well and wake up to the sound of bombs.” Rami tells us what daily life is like sheltering in St Porphyrius Church in Gaza.

Sami was due to graduate in December and dreamed of building a successful career. Instead, he and the rest of the Christians sheltering in St Porphyrius Church have endured huge loss and are facing a daily struggle just to survive.