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Three months on: latest aid worker blogs from Gaza
Written by: AlertNet
A Palestinian man whose house was destroyed during Israel's 22-day offensive sits outside a tent in northern Gaza.
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
It's now three months since Israel launched a major operation in Gaza aimed at stopping Hamas militants firing rockets into the Jewish state. To mark the date, AlertNet asked aid workers what life is now like in Gaza and what challenges the humanitarian situation there presents. The following blogs give an insight into the problems remaining in Gaza after the offensive - the biggest in four decades - which killed hundreds including many civilians.
Nappies and spaghetti: the challenges of getting aid into Gaza
Michael Bailey, Oxfam GB
A truck load of nappies is driven into the Kerem Shalom crossing ahead of us. One consignment of 36 wooden pallets piled over a meter high - not enough to meet the household needs in Gaza where 170 babies are born every day. Read more How can families rebuild their homes?
Hatem Shurrab, Islamic Relief
After the war the days seemed to go so fast. I think this is down to the intensity of the workload and all the horrors that we had witnessed. People had a strange mix of feelings. There was sadness yet also pride. Read more. Three aid worker stories from Gaza
Jasem Humeid, Isdud Al Najjar and Safa Nasr, Mercy Corps
Since July 2007, Mercy Corps has been implementing a psychosocial support programme for children in the Gaza Strip. Following the war in January, my team and I decided to provide rapid psychosocial first aid for the programme's children... Read more Gaza: Like an earthquake zone
Mohammad El Halabi, World Vision
What I remember going back to the start of the conflict in Gaza three months ago were the children crying, including my son Khalil, as they huddled against the walls of their kindergarten when the F16 fighters struck a target near to the building - just a kilometre from our house. Read more In Gaza, mothers are at a loss
Jarwad Harb, CARE
It is three months since the first bombs began to fall on Gaza, and I see that this war left much more damaged than just houses. For the past two months, I have been meeting with communities, hearing their experiences, their fears. I realized that it left very deep injuries for these women and families. Read more Gaza: Giving medical care in the only building in sight
Joanna Kotcher, Merlin
I've been in the Gaza Strip for several weeks to assess the ongoing crisis. Our goal is to implement appropriate assistance for the people trapped in this profoundly damaged environment. It is difficult to describe the level of destruction that fills the landscape here. Read more
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