- Solidarity cools
- Fewer contributions, same problems
- Help changes, not urgency
- Doctors Without Borders Alert
- A health pillar in danger
- A territory on the edge
- A distant reconstruction
- The ceasefire
The pause in the escalation of the war was accompanied by a sudden drop in social interest and, consequently, private fund flowat a time when the humanitarian emergency remains fully active and the basic needs of the population remain far from being covered.
Solidarity cools
Action against hunger notes that the drop in contributions has been particularly pronounced in recent months.
The highest collection took place last yearby far, coinciding with the most intense moments of the conflict and with a constant presence of Gaza on the news agenda.
This year, however, donations were rather residualwith a slight bounce when signing the ceasefire and some humanitarian aid began to arrive, but with an almost total decline for two months.
NGOs emphasize that The relationship between media attention and solidarity mobilization is direct. When information loses weight in the media, it becomes much more difficult to attract donations.
The company’s interest in collaboration has declined significantly, even if on the ground the needs are still very high.
In the case of Action Against Hunger, the aid that can be sent is largely financed by membership fees and of some companies that have maintained their commitment.
Fewer contributions, same problems
Spanish Red Cross manages similar numbers. The collection for the humanitarian emergency in Gaza currently amounts to 770,000 eurosa relevant amount, but insufficient compared to the scale of the disaster.
The donor profile is mainly particularwhich contributes 75% of the total, compared to 25% coming from businesses.
From the organization they explain that the funds are allocated mainly to health care, medical referencesand delivery of urgent supplies such as food, medical equipment and medicines.
Help changes, not urgency
The current situation on the ground has forced us to adjust our priorities, but did not reduce the severity of the crisis.
Action Against Hunger now focuses a large part of its efforts on nutritional programs, distribution of therapeutic foods and in feeding centers for infants and young children.
To this is added preparation for winter in communities that lack adequate housing, electricity or regular access to clean water.
The organizations insist that the perception of a certain normalization after the ceasefire does not match with the daily reality in Gaza.
The entry of humanitarian aid, after months of strict blockade, has slightly improved access to some supplies, but does not do it in the necessary volume serve a population that is mostly displaced and settled in a territory practically devoid of operational infrastructure.
Doctors Without Borders Alert
To this scenario is added a new threat.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns that new registration rules imposed by Israel on international non-governmental organizations could leave hundreds of thousands of people will not have access to vital healthcare by 2026.
The new requirements include delisting of international NGOs from January 1, which would prevent organizations like MSF from continuing to provide essential services in both Gaza and the West Bank.
A health pillar in danger
In 2025, with a budget greater than 100 million eurosthe organization has served more than 100,000 cases of traumamanaged more than 400 hospital bedsdo 22,700 surgical proceduresmanaged 45,000 vaccines and helped to more than 10,000 deliveries.
Additionally, he has taught tens of thousands of mental health sessions and distributed more than 700 million liters of waterproducing approximately 100 million liters of drinking water.
By 2026, MSF is committed to 100 and 120 million euros for his humanitarian response to Gaza.
A territory on the edge
The partial reopening of certain basic services has failed to reverse the trend a critical situation.
The health system continues on the verge of collapseand the response capacity is minimal in the face of any increase in violence or health crisis.
Medical care is maintained thanks to extraordinary efforts Already increasingly fragile logisticsas reported by international media, while hospitals operate with very limited resources.
At the same time, insecurity continues to mark daily life. Although Hamas Very weakened, it maintains its control over part of the territory and refuses to disarm.
Its hegemony begins to be questioned by the proliferation of other armed groupswhich adds another factor of instability, in an already extremely volatile scenario.
A distant reconstruction
NGOs warn that Decline in donations may compromise the continuity of many essential programsjust when the population would need more support to begin a minimal recovery.
The reconstruction of Gaza still appears to be a distant promise, pending political progress and a peace plan that goes beyond the ceasefire and allows action on a territory which remains, to a large extent, under military control of Israel.
At the same time, humanitarian organizations warn of the risk of information fatigue and the feeling that “the worst is over” continue to erode solidarity.
The war has slowed, but the emergency persistsand the decline in resources threatens to further worsen the situation of the most vulnerable.
The ceasefire
Israel and Hamas sealed last October 10 a ceasefire agreement supposed to end two years of a conflict which devastated the country Gaza Strip.
A few weeks after its entry into force, the intensity of the conflict decreased, but there are still daily deaths.
Since the start of the ceasefire, more than 350 people died in Gaza, bringing the total number of Palestinian casualties since the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023, to 70 100including many women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
The ceasefire allowed UN Some schools are beginning to reopen, many of which were damaged by bombing and are still being used as shelters.
The health system remains very precarious, with only 36 hospitals partially operational.
Faced with this scenario, the Palestinian population hopes that the peace plan proposed by the President of the United States, Donald Trumpmove forward and allow the reconstruction of a territory that continues to live between truce and uncertainty to begin.
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