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“We have only one hour of electricity per day”

Wafa Dakwar, MAP’s Programme Manager in Lebanon, visited a family in Ein el Helweh refugee camp and heard how MAP has supported them amid Lebanon's economic crisis.

“I don’t know how we are surviving”: Six months on from Israel’s assault on Gaza

Six months have passed since Israel’s 11-day military offensive on Gaza, but the rebuilding efforts have been desperately slow and the ongoing health needs remain severe.

MAP-supported women’s health clinic damaged in bombing of Jabalia refugee camp

A MAP-supported women’s health centre run by the Red Crescent Society for Gaza Strip (RCS4GS), was damaged in Israel’s heavy bombardment of Jabalia refugee camp last night.

“What do you know about fear?”: A message from Gaza to the international community

Amal Zaqout, Medical Aid for Palestinians’ (MAP) Community Programme Officer in Gaza, shares her message to the international community about the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

Fikr Shalltoot, MAP’s Gaza Director, makes a desperate plea for the protection of civilians

The Israeli airstrikes continue to target and kill civilians in Gaza. What happened at Al Wehda Street (close to Shifa Hospital) last night was a massacre, with civilian buildings attacked and destroyed over the heads of their residents.

Palestine emergency update from MAP CEO Dr Aimee Shalan

An emergency update message from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) CEO Dr Aimee Shalan, on the ongoing violence in Gaza and the West Bank and MAP's response at this critical time.

من قلب فلسطين: نظرة لحالة الطوارئ الحالية من الرئيس التنفيذي لجمعية العون الطبي للفلسطينيين.

يصادف اليوم 15 أيار / مايو الذكرى الثالثة والسبعين للنكبة، وهو اليوم الذي يستذكر فيه الفلسطينيون خسارة 78٪ من وطنهم التاريخي وتهجير الأرواح والعائلات والمجتمع.

The heart of Palestine: a personal view of the current emergency from MAP’s Chief Executive

MAP CEO Dr Aimee Shalan places the current emergency in Palestine in the context of the ongoing Nakba.

MAP calls for urgent action to end attacks on Palestinian civilians and healthcare, and support the medical response

MAP urges the international community, including the UK government, to take urgent and immediate steps to protect Palestinians and ensure their access to medical care amid Israeli attacks across the occupied Palestinian territory.

تدعو جمعية العون الطبي للفلسطينيين (ماب) إلى تحرك دولي عاجل لحماية الفلسطينيين بعد استخدام قوات الاحتلال الاسرائيلية العنف في القدس الشرقية المحتلة

في وقت كتابة هذا التقرير يوم الاثنين 10 مايو، أفادت جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني بإصابة 305 فلسطينيين على يد القوات الإسرائيلية خلال مداهمة الحرم القدسي في البلدة القديمة بالقدس المحتلة. ونقل نحو 228 فلسطينيا الى المشفى من بينهم سبعة في حالة حرجة.

MAP calls for urgent international action to protect Palestinians amidst military violence in occupied East Jerusalem

MAP urges the international community to take urgent and immediate steps to protect Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem and ensure access to medical care for those wounded by Israeli forces.

Interview: How Lebanon’s economic collapse is compounding pandemic woes for Palestinian refugees

MAP's Senior Programme Officer in Lebanon, Wafa Dakwar, describes how overlapping pandemic and economic crises are impacting the Palestinian refugee communities we serve in Lebanon.