News & Events QRCS distributes 12,000 hot meals to displaced families in Gaza
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QRCS distributes 12,000 hot meals to displaced families in Gaza

4/10/2024

As part of its ongoing emergency humanitarian intervention, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a project to distribute 12,000 hot meals to displaced families in Gaza.
One of the beneficiaries of the project is R. M., who sat in front of his tent at a displacement camp in Deir Al-Balah, southern Gaza, watching his children having a meal that he received from QRCS’s personnel, among other families at the camp.
The 46-year-old man described the current situation: “Life here is catastrophic and inhumane. Imagine that all the residents of this camp are experiencing harsh conditions, with no source of income at all. Even the basic goods are no longer available on the market. No vegetables or chicken. Even water we have to buy it. I am responsible for 10 family members, but I am unable to feed them due to the extremely high food prices. What makes things even worse is the widespread diseases, while we cannot afford treatment”.
Regarding the current food crisis in Gaza, Dr. Akram Nassar, head of QRCS office in Gaza, said, “After more than one year of war, the humanitarian disaster in Gaza is unprecedented. Through our interventions, we are trying to help meet part of the growing needs of the population. We have distributed 12,000 hot meals to displaced people in Central and southern governorates”.
The project, he explained, was delayed from Ramadan, when only 2,400 food parcels were distributed, as part of a Qatari aid shipment delivered through the Rafah Border Crossing.
“As the crossing was closed and no humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza, the project was halted. We had to replace the food parcels with locally prepared hot meals, to meet the needs of displaced families,” added Mr. Nassar.
“QRCS is determined to continue its humanitarian efforts and interventions to help more than two million Palestinians in Gaza. Since the beginning of war, QRCS has supported the blockade with more than 800 tons of diverse food supplies, including flour, rice, and vegetable oil. We also distributed over 24,000 food parcels and 300,000 hot meals, to help make life there more possible,” he concluded.

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