Months of unrelenting fighting and deprivation in Gaza have left thousands of children dead, while those who survive face continued war, siege, hunger and unimaginable loss. It's hard to believe the living nightmare children have endured for almost a year could get worse. But right now, that's what's unfolding.

Alongside this, Lebanon is now facing one of the most severe escalations of violence since the 2006 war, creating a humanitarian crisis of alarming proportions.

Our teams are working around the clock to get vital supplies to children in Gaza and Lebanon, as well preparing to rebuild children's futures once the fighting stops.

What Save the Children is doing to help children in Lebanon

> Supporting shelters: we're ensuring that shelters are equipped to meet the needs of displaced people

> Aid Distribution: Save the Children has distributed aid to 4,900 affected individuals in 26 shelters. This includes items like bottles of water, and blankets and pillows because people have nowhere to sleep.

Our approach addresses both the immediate and long-term needs of displaced communities, working closely with local partners to ensure there's a full and sustainable response.

What Save the Children is doing to help children in Gaza

HEALTH

> We’re distributing medical supplies to health facilities in Gaza

> Working with local partners, we’ve distributed hygiene products

> Our Emergency Health Unit is running a primary health clinic in Deir al Balah which is treating diseases, providing sexual and reproductive health services, ante-natal care and management of urgent deliveries, basic trauma care and wound dressing

> The Emergency Health Unit is also working in a partner field hospital to provide maternal and newborn care in the maternity unit and paediatric inpatient and outpatient services

> We’ve issued 1,000 copies of our paediatric blast injuries manual, which helps surgeons to treat these injuries in children

> In Egypt, we’re supporting hospitals and ambulances receiving medical evacuees from Gaza, including assistance for premature babies.

NUTRITION

> We’re distributing food parcels and drinking water

> We’ve trained community volunteers on screening of children under five for malnutrition, infant and young child feeding practices in emergency and how to identify children with danger signs and to refer them to the nearest medical center or health facility

> We’ve delivered breastfeeding support kits and breast milk substitute kits

SHELTER

> We’ve distributed shelter kits, including mattresses, plastic mats and bedding sets

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

> We're providing mental health and psychosocial support to children and their families and we’re delivering cash to families to help them to buy essentials

> We've set up five child-friendly spaces with our partners

> In Egypt, we’re training frontline staff on child safeguarding as well as mental health and psychosocial support.

We can do more and we are ready to scale up our response as soon as more access is possible. But we can’t do it without your help. Donate to our Gaza and Lebanon Appeal today and help us reach children caught up in disasters around the world.