Six Months On, CRS Expands Humanitarian Operations in Gaza; Calls for Immediate End to Violence
Additional CRS distribution sites, offices, warehouses established, but more aid needed
Additional CRS distribution sites, offices, warehouses established, but more aid needed
"An immediate cessation of hostilities is urgent before more innocent civilians are killed."
Recent aid convoys meet only tiny fraction of aid needed for 2 million Gazans.
CRS president & CEO says "we need to act now to prevent a total humanitarian catastrophe."
Bassam leads a team in Gaza focused on providing emergency food, water, shelter and other lifesaving supplies to those most in need.
CRS calls for US funding for crisis in Gaza to be reinstated while ceasefire holds