Responding to the urgent call of our partners

'The sound of bombardment have quieted, yet the echoes of loss still resound every day, in the hearts of mothers, in the eyes of children, and in the silence of homes emptied of loved ones. Death continues to take lives daily, and the wounds left behind remain deep, raw, and difficult to heal.' - Nader, Executive Director, DSPR

At the launch of the Middle East Justice Appeal, All We Can CEO David Thomson writes about why we're renewing our commitment to our partners, still facing unimaginable horrors.

We are thankful and welcome the news of the 10-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon and the respite it brings for the millions of people who have been suffering in Lebanon.  We know it is fragile and pray that it holds as displaced Lebanese families return despite widespread destruction and ongoing risks. May this lead to a just and lasting peace.   

I’m sure that we all remember the horrific attack on 7 October 2023, when members of the militant groups Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad broke through the Gaza border and launched a large-scale attack on Israeli military bases and civilian populations. Approximately 1,200 Israelis were killed.  

Since then, we have witnessed an unprecedented full scale Israeli invasion of Gaza, resulting 2.5 years later in the death of over 75,000 Palestinians, with over 11,000 still missing under the rubble (that’s 1 out of every 33 people in Gaza). Eighty percent of Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed, from hospitals and schools to homes, power plants, businesses and roads. 1.9 million people – 90% of the population – were displaced from their homes, most of which were subsequently destroyed. 

The suffering of the people of Palestine has not abated in the years since the start of Israel’s attack on Gaza.  Even since the so-called ceasefire in October 2025, hostilities have continued in Gaza resulting in 713 deaths and 1,940 injuries (as of 1 April 2026), according to the Ministry of Health. Damage to the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant disrupted water access for 500,000 people, with flooding further worsening conditions for displaced communities. 

Under the cover of ongoing impunity, violence and coercive practices across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Israeli offensive continues to drive casualties, displacement, and severe protection risks, according to UN OCHA. Since 28 February 2026, OCHA has recorded over 211 settler attacks affecting more than 100 communities, while total displacement since 2023 has exceeded 5,600 people, including the full depopulation of 38 communities.  

Palestinians are increasingly being targeted by Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. On 19 July 2024 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark advisory opinion concluding that ‘Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip is unlawful and that the policy of creating and maintaining Israeli settlements in those territories violates international law; the Court said Israel should cease settlement activity and that affected Palestinians are entitled to remedies including restitution and reparations’. 

In Lebanon, displacement has surged to nearly 1.2 million people—around one fifth of the population, including 138,532 people sheltering in 678 collective sites. Since early March, over 200,000 people have crossed into Syria, placing acute pressure on basic services in border areas. Around 10 per cent of displaced people in Lebanon are living in collective shelters, mainly schools and government buildings, where overcrowding leaves families without privacy, heating, adequate hygiene, or essential items. Many others remain without shelter altogether, staying with host families, on the streets, or in cars, with over 2,100 deaths recorded.  We are thankful and welcome the news of the 10-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon and the respite it brings for the millions of people who have been suffering in Lebanon.  We know it is fragile and pray that it holds as displaced Lebanese families return despite widespread destruction and ongoing risks. May this lead to a just and lasting peace. 

Our relaunched appeal with the Methodist Church in Britain and United Reformed Church will provide critical support to our partners in the region, already working in unimaginably challenging circumstances, to deliver life-transforming work.  

We recognise that additional support is urgently needed to help people meet their most basic needs and to protect dignity in the midst of fear and loss. Your generosity will enable trusted partners to continue delivering essential, life‑transforming support to communities across Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. 

We also invite you to stand alongside those affected through prayer and by speaking up for peace, justice, and accountability, so that the suffering is not normalised or forgotten. 

This relaunch is an act of solidarity. It is a commitment to stand with those living through unimaginable hardship, and a refusal to turn away as the crisis deepens.