Since February 28, escalating military violence in the Middle East has been worsening and widening, with humanitarian needs rising rapidly: 

• • More than 2,000 people have been killed, and more than 20,000 people are injured.

• • Nearly 4 million people are internally displaced. In Lebanon alone, more than 810,000 people, including 290,000 children, have been forced to flee their homes.

• • Hostilities have affected 14 countries so far, destroying or damaging schools, hospitals, health centres and energy infrastructure. 

PWS&D continues to respond throughout the region, including Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank), Lebanon and Syria. Responses will help provide food, water, emergency health services, temporary shelter and psychosocial support.

Visit the Presbyterian Church in Canada’s post, On War In and Around Iran. 

The World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance have released a joint statement raising deep concerns on the social and humanitarian impact of the widening conflict.