Geneva, 17 October 2025 – With a ceasefire offering a brief respite from violence, attention must now turn to what happens next. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling for a massive scaling up of aid and international support for Gaza. That includes the opening of all access points, so that lifesaving humanitarian aid can reach people at the scale needed to alleviate the catastrophic conditions they have endured for two years.
While more aid has begun entering Gaza since the ceasefire, it remains far below what is needed. Safe and unimpeded access is vital to ensure assistance reaches all communities, including in the north. Likewise, the IFRC’s Middle East Emergency Appeal – helping National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies across the region to support people affected at this crucial time – is woefully underfunded. Now is the time to support it.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) continues to serve as a lifeline for the people of Gaza, providing ambulance operations, medical evacuations, essential healthcare, mental health, psychosocial support and emergency relief.
But the ability of the PRCS to sustain these life-saving activities is severely constrained after months of limited aid entering Gaza and two years of relentless hostilities. Their work needs to be urgently supported by the international community.
Through our Middle East Emergency Appeal, the IFRC is playing a critical role in supporting relief efforts for Gaza from both Egypt and Jordan.
In Egypt, the IFRC is supporting the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, which is the main logistical provider of aid from Egypt into Gaza. IFRC is providing critical support with logistics and supply chains and medical evacuations to help keep this vital lifeline flowing. It needs to be further scaled up.
In Jordan, IFRC is also supporting the Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS), which has a full warehouse of goods ready to be shipped as soon as possible. The JRCS is also hosting medical evacuees from Gaza and is preparing for more medical arrivals.
The IFRC stands ready to do more – but, again, our regional appeal for the crisis remains severely underfunded. We urge donors and partners to increase their support now to ensure aid reaches those who need it most – when they need it most.
After two long years, we must seize this crucial moment for Gaza’s people.
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Scott Craig, +41 76 370 3575
