Emergency Appeal for Gaza

8/1/2009

An injured woman is treated at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. The ABM supported hospital has treated
more than 100 patients since the latest conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants started.
©Al Ahli/ACT 2009

Pray for Peace in Gaza and support the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

The Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City is in urgent need of medicine and supplies.

There is no electricity in all of Gaza and so they are running on generator power. They have very little supplies left -- only enough to last for another week.

The director of Al Ahli (an Anglican hospital in Gaza City), Suhaila Tarazi, and her staff fear leaving home to go to work. “Civilians injured by bombings are stuck in their homes without food and water and are unable to seek medical attention", says Ms Tarazi. "Nurses working in the hospital are unable to reach their own injured children at home.”

Bishop Mouneer Anis, the Anglican Bishop in Egypt, severely condemns the Israeli attacks on Gaza which have resulted in a real humanitarian disaster. The innocent children, women and elderly people pay a heavy price in this disaster. He called upon the whole international community to put an end to these cruel attacks that have resulted in the loss of many. Bishop Anis also appealed to the conscience of the international community to move swiftly to find a comprehensive and just solution that will guarantee peace in this region.

The Bishop of Jerusalem, Suheil S. Dawani, said that the gravity of the situation threatens to engulf this entire region and we ask the Palestinians and Israelis to return to active negotiations for the well being and safety of both communities.

Please pray for the safety of Bishop Dawani, the staff and patients of the Al Ahli Arab Hospital and the citizens of Gaza. Pray also for an immediate cessation of the conflict.

Donate online to the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, which will continue to provide medical assistance, as it has for many decades. https://secure.donman.net.au/client/abm/abm.asp

By Phone: 1300 302 663 or in Sydney: 9264 1021 (we accept Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Diners)

By Mail: Please make your cheque or money order out to ABM – Australia Ltd. and post to: Locked Bag Q4005, Queen Victoria Building, NSW, 1230. Please include a note to say it's for the Al Ahli Hospital Gaza Appeal and provide us with your details so that we may send you a tax deductible receipt. Please do not send cash in the mail.