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[Paris, September 30, 2025] After two years of war, more than 65,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza. Weakened by starvation, deprived of humanitarian aid, and exhausted by successive forced displacements, the people of Gaza see no future ahead. Only an immediate ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian access, and the release of all hostages and arbitrarily detained civilian persons can end the suffering of civilians.
Just as the ink dries in Washington on the 20 points of a possible new peace plan, the war in Gaza enters its third year – and there are no words to describe the horror unfolding there. Every day, stories of broken lives reach us, each one more chilling than the last. The conflict has destroyed more than 90% of Gaza’s territory, killed more than 65,000 Palestinians, and wounded hundreds of thousands more¹. Schools and hospitals repeatedly targeted, total blockade leading to famine: the conflict was characterized by numerous and repeated violations of international humanitarian law, which experts from the UN International Commission of Inquiry on the Palestinian Territory described as genocide².
Since August 13, 2025, the Israeli army has launched a new wave of bombing, soon followed by a ground offensive on Gaza City, the most populated city in the enclave with nearly 1 million inhabitants. Evacuation orders and military operations have once again triggered the mass displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians to the south of the besieged territory, with no hope for escape or respite. “I feel trapped,” says Heba, a community mobilizer in Gaza for SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL. “I don’t really belong here, and I can’t leave Gaza. I want the chance to live.”
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL employees were gradually forced to flee southward, and activities in the north were halted as hostilities escalated. At the same time, the organization scaled up its response in the south to meet the needs of newly displaced people. Overall, 1.9 million people (more than 90% of Gaza’s population) have been compelled to flee their homes – repeatedly – since the start of the Israeli offensive³.
“Our teams, whose very flesh has been bruised, continue to provide drinking water at all costs to meet the vital needs of displaced persons,” states Philippe Bonnet, Director of Emergencies at SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL. Our four water desalination plants are still operational, supplying drinking water to tens of thousands of people every day.
In Gaza, the needs are beyond measure. After two years of war, only 1.5% of the land remains arable, and basic goods are experiencing sharp inflation. The prices of food and essential goods, all too scarce, remain very high and prohibitively expensive for many families. “We try to ration food day after day, eating only one meal a day, so I send my children to bed early,” testifies a Gaza resident. Humanitarian aid, meanwhile, is only trickling in.
After more than 100 days of total blockade and an extremely limited reopening since the middle of May 2025, the inhabitants of Gaza are still facing severe food insecurity. At the end of August, experts from the global IPC* initiative declared a state of famine in part of the Palestinian enclave and estimate that at least half a million people⁴ are affected.
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, as well as the release of all hostages and civilians arbitrarily detained. The international community must put an end to the violence and military activities in the Gaza Strip. All parties to the conflict are bound to respect international humanitarian law and strive for peace. Decisive action must be taken urgently, such as ending all bureaucratic and administrative restrictions, opening all ground crossing points, and restoring aid based on humanitarian principles.
¹ Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (17 September 2025)
² Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds | OHCHR
⁴ Famine in Gaza: ‘A failure of humanity itself’, says UN chief | UN News
* The IPC is an international tool used to assess the severity of food insecurity in a given region.
Spokesperson available in French and in English:
Philippe Bonnet, Director of Emergencies at SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL
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Claire Morand: 07 85 42 56 99
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