I am taking on the Kilimanjaro Challenge for a good cause  to help support Palestine . Simmering tensions in the Middle East appear to have tipped into an unprecedented escalation, worsening the already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Struggling civilians once more face the horror of major airstrikes, with a rapidly rising death toll and hundreds of thousands of people displaced with nowhere safe to go.

At least 5,087 Palestinians have been killed and tens of thousands more injured in. This number is expected to increase rapidly as airstrikes continue. Over 60% of those that have been killed are women and children. In the Gaza Strip, the strikes are thought to have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Seeking shelter in dozens of schools, they urgently need food and other basic survival items.

As conditions rapidly deteriorate amid this latest escalation in hostilities, Islamic Relief remains steadfast in its determination to assist Palestinian families. Working closely with local partners, IR is preparing our humanitarian response, which is likely to initially focus on distributing medical supplies and survival items.

-        £60 can provide life-saving essentials 

-        £120 can provide two families with life-saving food

-        £200 can provide emergency medical supplies 

  Islamic Relief has been working in Palestine since 1997, and your Palestine Charity donations can help deliver vital humanitarian and development assistance.