Since the so-called “ceasefire” began in Gaza on October 10, 2025, Israel has violated it daily, but the agreement has brought some measure of relief to Palestinians in Gaza. The ongoing genocide has shifted from two years of nearly constant bombing and total siege to daily killing and destruction, along with a partial lifting of the blockade. This change makes it possible MECA’s team of staff, partners, and volunteers to bring more aid to people in more communities in Gaza.

To see MECA’s previous work during this genocide, you can go to these pages.
Emergency Aid for Gaza – Oct 2023- October 2025
Gaza Emergency Aid During Brief 2025 Ceasefire

Food & Hot Meals

MECA's team and partners in Gaza are receiving in-kind donations from our partners and procuring food and hygiene supplies from stores, warehouses, factories, and farmers and delivering them to displaced families. MECA’s network of grassroots community organizations throughout Gaza is able to reach displaced families who are with friends, relatives, neighbors, and in informal shelters like community centers and cafes.

To date we have delivered:
- 38,939 food parcels with essential food staples and fresh produce. Each parcel can feed a family in Gaza for two to three weeks.
- 1,301,300kg of flour

In partnership with the World Central Kitchen, MECA set up community kitchens in Gaza to provide hot meals to displaced families. We have four kitchens that provide more than 20,000 hot meals to families each and every day. The hot meals are a source of sustenance and comfort during this difficult time.

We also operate community ovens that use diesel and fire wood to bake bread and other dishes. These ovens serve more than 1,800 families in central and southern Gaza

Safe, clean drinking water

MECA and our partners have:
- purchased and distributed 22,810,799 gallons of clean drinking water to displaced families
- installed or upgraded 13 water purification units powered by solar energy in Mawasi, Khan Younis, Deir El-Balah and Gaza City that provide 30,000 gallons of water daily for displaced families.

Preserving Health & Dignity

MECA and our local partners work to meet other urgent need by:
-Distributed 38,965 hygiene kits to families
-Pumped 39,169,704 gallons of domestic water from wells with mobile generators
-Supporting four clinics to treat children with malnutrition
-Operating one health center for displaced families in Al-Mawasi
-Installation of latrines & garbage collection in displacement camps

Winter emergency aid

Additionally, MECA and our partners have distributed:
-3,000 warm jackets to children
-51,964 tents
-More than 40,000 mattresses and blankets