GENERAL SITUATION
The world named the Palestine as the “Bleeding Wound of Middle East” due to its tragic history during the last 60 years. Tears and sufferings have never ended because of the ongoing wars and conflicts.
With the strength and the support of the Turkish people, the Turkish Red Crescent has always closely followed the humanitarian consequences of this history and has been a support for the people of Palestine in order to alleviate their sufferings.
Since the necessary measures are not taken, the human suffering continues enduringly. Due to the aggravated blockade day after day, the people of Gaza have been deprived of basic needs such as nutrition and health. As Gaza’s 1.5 million residents have almost no connection with the outside world, the collapse of the economy has led the unemployment rate to immense stages. While a large part of the population living on an income of less than $ 2 a day, international assistance which is quite difficult to be received by the area, has become an indispensable part of the life.
On November 14, 2012 the tension between Israel and Gaza increased when Hamas Military Leader Ahmad Al Jaabari was killed by the Israeli military. The air strikes began on the same date by İsraeli was responded by Gaza with the missile attacks. As a result of the air strikes, 103 Palestinian citizens were killed, 1.399 injured and 15.000 people have been forced to flee their homes. Including 450 hard-hit, a total of 8.000 damaged houses have been identified. On the 21st of November, 2012, after the provision of cease-fire, returning to ordinary life has begun.