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On the 1st–2nd of March 2024, thousands of people around the world are running, walking and riding between 5-55km in solidarity with Palestinians.

We are Running, Walking and Riding The Wall as an act of solidarity, as a call for Palestinian rights and to demand an end to Israel’s war on Gaza.

We started Run The Wall in 2021 with our Palestinian friends, Right To Movement when Covid-19 caused the Palestine Marathon to be cancelled. Run The Wall has now become an annual event. Each year, we invite people from around the world to run for Palestine on the same weekend as 10,000 people participate in the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem.

However, this year, the Gaza War and the crackdown on the West Bank mean that the Palestine Marathon has been pushed back to a provisional date of 10th May. We have decided we should not wait until then but press forward with the original dates, as it is vital that we show our support for Palestinians at this time.

Home demolitions, illegal settlements, land confiscations, the illegal Separation Wall. These are daily realities for Palestinians living in the West Bank. 'The Wall' refers to the illegal Separation Wall (750km long) that cuts deep into the West Bank. The annual Palestine Marathon takes place in the shadow of the wall, in Bethlehem.

In Gaza, nowhere is safe. Over 1% of the population have been killed, 70% of these are women and children, over 50,000 injured and 1.9 million people have been displaced. It is a humanitarian disaster where people are facing starvation and the rapid spread of disease.

Amos Trust are fundraising to raise a total of £60,000- £30,000 to rebuild a demolished Palestinian home on the West Bank and £30,000 for emergency relief in Gaza.

Find out more about Amos Trust's rebuilding homes program, and emergency relief in Gaza here.