"AFSC began its work in 1948 when the United Nations asked it to organise relief efforts for Palestinian refugees who had been expelled from their land by Zionist forces. For two years, AFSC's Gaza staff helped set up and run 10 refugee camps in al-Faluja, Bureij, Deir el-Balah, Gaza City, Jabalia, Maghazi, Nuseirat, Khan Younis and Rafah. They worked to provide food, shelter and sanitation as well as setting up educational programmes for children."
"Now, for the first time since 1948, AFSC along with dozens of other international organisations is threatened with a ban from the Israeli government that puts lifesaving humanitarian work in jeopardy. This would have a devastating effect on the people of Gaza. And it cannot come at a worse time. The mass killing in Gaza has not stopped. Despite a ceasefire, Israeli forces are carrying out ongoing raids, air strikes and large-scale demolitions across Gaza."
AFSC has operated in Gaza for over 77 years, beginning relief work in 1948 to aid Palestinian refugees expelled from their land. AFSC staff established and ran ten refugee camps, providing food, shelter, sanitation and educational programmes. Over subsequent decades, AFSC supported agricultural development, kindergartens, midwife training, humanitarian aid and trauma healing. Since 2023, AFSC in Gaza delivered over a million meals, food parcels, fresh vegetables, hygiene kits and other essential supplies. AFSC and dozens of other international organisations now face an Israeli government threat of a ban that would jeopardize lifesaving humanitarian work amid ongoing killings, raids and infrastructural destruction.
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