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How to help give aid to those suffering in Gaza and Israel

The United Nations says a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza as around 1 million people continue to evacuate toward the area’s southern border with Egypt. Meanwhile, Israeli forces’ planned ground incursion to root out the terrorist group Hamas is set to begin soon.

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“This crisis … it’s unimaginable and every little bit will help,” said Niranjali Amerasinghe, executive director of D.C. nonprofit ActionAid USA.

The group plans to take any monetary donations and provide food, water and essential medical services.

One group Amerasinghe is particularly worried about is pregnant women in Gaza. The U.N. estimates that around 50,000 soon-to-be mothers remain in the area and need medical services.

“About 5,500 will be giving birth in the next few weeks. So these women are particularly vulnerable in a situation like this and are going to need medical assistance,” said Amerasinghe. “We are standing ready to deliver humanitarian assistance as soon as the border is open.”

She said any amount to a reputable organization assisting the area is helpful.

“We’re all part of one human race. And we need to make sure that the rights of Palestinian people and Israeli people who are affected in this in this crisis are respected,” she said.

Meanwhile, The Jewish Federal of Greater Washington is also accepting funds for Israelis recovering from Hamas’ attack earlier this month.

“The organizations on the ground in Israel need funds so they can expand,” Gil Preuss, chief executive officer of the JFGW, told WTOP last week. “They need the resources to hire more therapists, to rebuild homes, to make sure that … the thousands of people who are displaced from their homes have a place to go now and for the next several months.”

Trump calls on Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll in crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was consulting with his national security team Tuesday about next steps with Iran as he looked to get a better understanding of the number of Iranian citizens who have been killed and arrested in more than two weeks of unrest throughout the country. Trump said he believes that the killing is “significant” and that his administration would “act accordingly.” He added that he believed the Iranian government was “badly misbehaving.” But the president said he has yet to receive a confirmed number of Iranians killed in the protests that began late last month, saying he has heard “five different sets of numbers” about the death toll. Since the protests began Dec. 28, 16,700 people have been arrested and more than 2,500 have been killed, the vast majority protesters, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. The organization relies on a network of activists inside Iran that confirms all reported fatalities.
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