🇵🇸 A Fragile Ceasefire… And Now, Gaza Is in the Grip of a Deadly Winter

It has been over two years too long since Gaza was torn apart by unimaginable devastation.

Now, under a fragile ceasefire — just as families began to hope the worst was behind them — another threat to survival confronts them 👇🏼

A force that strikes weakened bodies and shattered communities in ways they cannot withstand — and even if someone is lucky enough to have a thin covering, the damaged buildings and temporary shelters around them offer almost no defence against the freezing cold.

This winter is already proving more dangerous than the last — because the people of Gaza are facing it with nothing left to protect themselves.

They survived over two years of horror, but now find themselves scattered across the rubble — out in the open, packed into makeshift tents, or living inside the remains of destroyed homes. 

Not because these places are safe, but because they have nowhere else to go!

And when night falls, temperatures drop sharply. Nothing stops the cold from seeping in.

There is no warmth, no barrier, no protection for those most at risk — the children, the elderly, the sick, the injured.

Exhausted, they endure freezing winds, biting cold and sudden downpours — all without the essentials they need to survive.

EACH NIGHT TAKES MORE STRENGTH THAN THE ONE BEFORE - & THE HEARTBREAKING TRUTH IS THIS 👇🏼

Stripped of stability, shelter, food, water and warmth, they are left facing a crisis no one can withstand alone.

Their survival now rests on the compassion of those who can hear their call.

Will you stand with them before the cold starts to take more lives?

📩 A Message From on The Ground in Gaza 👇🏼

The Crisis Deepens — Lives Already Broken Before Winter Hit

For months on end, families in Gaza have been living through a nightmare that has stripped away everything familiar.

Their shelters, their routines, the small pieces of life that once made things feel normal — all of it has shattered.

🔹 NOTHING HAS BEEN PREDICTABLE
🔹 NOTHING HAS FELT CERTAIN
🔹 NOTHING GOOD HAS STAYED LONG ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REBUILD

They have been stretched — physically, mentally and emotionally — far beyond anything a human being should ever have to endure.

THE REALITY IN GAZA 👇🏼

Day after day, they have had to adapt to new pressures, new fears, and new losses.

And now, winter presses down on lives already weighed down by tragedy after tragedy.

This is why winter becomes so dangerous here — not simply because of the weather, but because it falls onto people who have carried unbearable hardship, pain and trauma for far too long.

💔 How Do You Stay Warm When You Have Nowhere Left to Live?

Right now, thousands of families across Gaza are struggling through winter in places that cannot protect them.

🔻 Some are out in the open, with nothing above or around them.

🔻 Others find themselves crowded into temporary spaces thrown together in a hurry.

🔻 Many more remain inside destroyed buildings — rubble, no doors, missing walls, exposed roofs.

None of these places can keep a family safe — especially after everything they have endured.

🔹 THESE ARE NOT HOMES!

🔹 THESE ARE NOT SHELTERS!

🔹 THESE ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS FAMILIES HAVE LEFT!

And no one can live like this for long without paying the price — physically, emotionally, mentally.

👶 Half of Gaza’s Population Are Children — & This Winter Is Hitting Them the Hardest

Children in Gaza enter this winter carrying fear, uncertainty and emotional strain no child should ever be burdened with.

Their young lives have been disrupted again and again, and the toll grows heavier each day.

Those who once played freely are now confined to a destruction zone — living moment to moment, stripped of the joy and safety a childhood should hold.

Their young minds have been forced to absorb things far beyond their years — fears no child should have to understand, and losses no child should ever experience.

And a freezing winter only intensifies every struggle.

❌️ THEIR SENSE OF SECURITY IS SHATTERED 

❌️ THEIR CHILDHOOD IS SLIPPING AWAY

❌️ EVERY STABILISING PIECE THEY ONCE RELIED ON… GONE!

Without these, the emotional weight of winter becomes heavier than any child should ever have to bear.

A child’s mind is not built for unending stress.

And this winter is pressing against them in ways no child should ever be forced to endure.

🆘 Winter + Crisis = Families Being Forced Into Impossible Choices

Winter in Gaza doesn’t just make life harder — it forces decisions no human being should ever have to face.

Every Option Comes With A Cost - Every Moment Becomes a Calculation:

🔸 What can we survive without?

🔸 What might keep us alive for one more night?

🔸 Do they use the last of their supplies now… or hold them back for warmth later?

🔸 Do they stay where they are - fragile, exposed, uncertain - or move through darkness and danger in search of something - anything - better?

🔸 Who stays awake through the freezing night to watch over the children, the injured, the sick, the elderly… when everyone is already exhausted beyond measure?

🔸 Do they risk resting and miss a life-or-death emergency?

🔸 Do they step out into the rubble searching for help… or stay put and pray that help reaches them first?

THESE ARE NOT CHOICES!

They are survival decisions no one should ever be forced to make — yet this is the reality for families enduring winter in Gaza, with almost nothing left to rely on.

➡ FOR THEM 👇🏼

🔻 NOTHING FEELS STABLE 

🔻 NOTHING FEELS GUARANTEED 

🔻 EVERY DECISION CARRIES A WEIGHT IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE!

❄️ This is what winter becomes when it collides with a crisis pushed past its limits. Families trying desperately to choose the least dangerous option in a situation where no choice is safe at all.

Your support is the only thing that can stop these impossible choices from continuing…

🫶 Your Compassion is Their Strength — The Reason Hope Continues to Live on!

Since 2004, our teams — together with your support — have been a lifeline for communities worldwide, working with trusted local partners to ensure lifesaving aid reaches those who need it most.

Every form of emergency support delivered, every family supported, every life protected has only been possible because people like you refused to look away.

Throughout the war in Gaza — in the darkest and most desperate moments — your kindness has been a source of relief that carried families through suffering no one should ever have to endure.

Your compassion reminded them — in the moments they felt most cut off from the world, when reaching them seemed almost impossible — they were not forgotten.

With a proven record of delivering life-saving aid, our experienced teams have been on the ground throughout the crisis — delivering, supporting, and standing with families every step of the way.

And now, as winter hits with full force, for families who have already lost so much, your continued support is vital — helping them move beyond the pain of the past, survive the present, and hold on to the hope of a future they can finally begin to rebuild.

✅️ ACT NOW TO DELIVER THE SUPPORT FAMILIES URGENTLY NEED 👇🏼

😢 Survival Should Never Be Their Only Dream

⭕️ FAMILIES CANNOT WAIT…

⭕️ CHILDREN CANNOT WAIT…

⭕️ WINTER DOES NOT WAIT…

Your support can deliver the protection and relief the people of Gaza urgently need.

One act of generosity today can bring warmth, safety, and dignity at the moment it matters most.

Their survival now depends on your compassion.

❗️Please act now — your urgent support and prayers are what can reach them.

💙 THE WARMTH THEY NEED TOMORROW BEGINS WITH YOU TODAY!