Since October 7th 2023, Israel has launched an extremely violent military attack against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip. Since then, a vicious genocide has been underway, causing an unprecedented humanitarian emergency, affecting more than 2 million people now reduced to starvation, and resulting in the almost total destruction of civilian infrastructure, including homes, schools, shelters, and hospitals.
Since the beginning of the offensive, Un Ponte Per has been active in trying to bring relief to the affected population, supporting local Palestinian organisations at the forefront of the emergency response, which have played - and continue to play amidst immense difficulties - a central and timely role.
This is why Un Ponte Per in February 2024 launched the Water for Gaza campaign, which aims to provide immediate aid to its local partner - the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) - which has been working since decades to support the rights of Palestinian farmers, fishermen and agricultural workers in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Thanks to their work, it has been possible to bring the affected civilian population drinking water, food parcels, to install containers with toilets in some camps for displaced persons and covers to protect tents in the winter months, and to repair some water tanks.
At the same time, the campaign aims to strongly denounce the genocidal operations committed by Israel against the Palestinian population and the complicity of the International Comunity, encouraging Italian public opinion to get informed and mobilise, in particular by amplifying Palestinian voices, actively participating in awareness-raising initiatives and protests, and joining the non-violent campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, and in particular against any kind of trade and military agreements.
