Crisis Response – Israel News


Israel At War – Updates from March 27, 2025

After more than a year of war, terror, and pain, Israel continues its fight for peace and security.

The people of Israel have endured unimaginable heartbreak and unprecedented attacks, and The Fellowship continues to support them with food, bomb shelters, emergency care, and security essentials. 

To stay informed on events and issues affecting the people of Israel, read the daily Stand For Israel blog.   

Your gift today can help us provide lifesaving help to the Jewish people who depend on us for critical humanitarian aid.     

During this historic time, please continue to pray for the safe return of ALL hostages.

The Fellowship’s Impact

The Fellowship is assessing needs daily, as we are receiving an overwhelming number of requests for aid. Along with the day-to-day aid we deliver regularly to Jewish people in need, we are delivering aid to populations hardest-hit by this crisis, including:

· Evacuees from war-torn areas, who were forced to leave their homes

· First responders and volunteers who need medical equipment

· Elderly beneficiaries, families, and new olim (immigrants), who need necessities like food, water, medical equipment, and psychological counseling to deal with trauma

Since October 7, 2023, The Fellowship has disbursed more than $157 million in aid to support the ongoing emergency needs and to continue to provide assistance in our core program areas of security, poverty, and aliyah, supporting beneficiaries impacted by the war and ongoing conflict. This includes those most heavily affected–the evacuees, the wounded, and the first responders.

Help Israel Now with Your Donation 

In these difficult times, every donation, big or small, contributes to a larger impact, giving hope to those facing the horrors of war. 

Your donation today could provide an essential food box and lifesaving aid to a Jewish person in need. Every blessing is a way to ease the burdens of those in need in Israel and her people during this moment of uncertainty—a way to share what we have with those who have lost everything. 


Families

Games for Netivot Children-shelter
  • 83,820 emergency food cards, boxes, and meals were provided to evacuees of communities around the Gaza Strip at the beginning of the war
  • 3,900 respite kits with games and activities for children in public bomb shelters
  • Provided basic needs such as food, clothing, hygiene materials, housing, etc. to more than 158,000 people
  • Prepared 600 emergency shelter kits for citizens living in public bomb shelters in the event there is a full-out war along Israel’s northern border

Aid

adult man in IFCJ-branded flak jacket delivering food to elderly woman
  • Supplied comfort kits and financial assistance to about 800 wounded soldiers 
  • Renovation & expansion or support of 3 trauma centers helping 65,000 Israelis 
  • Continue to provide over 1,000 daily meals through soup kitchens in northern Israel under rocket fire
  • Provide a variety of medical equipment to 6 hospitals in Israel
  • Covered operating costs of 4 medical vehicles
  • 350 wounded soldiers received financial support who had been released from the hospital and returned home

Security

Man carrying child walking through destruction in Israel
  • Supplied 5,038 protective flak jackets and 2,900 helmets to firefighters and emergency teams
  • Provided 13 armored security vehicles for local security teams in Israel
  • Installation of 200+ mobile bomb shelters in northern Israel
  • Distributed 1,300 medical bags and rescue kits to paramedics and other emergency teams
  • Provided 27 ambulances and medical vehicles 
  • Provided 10 mobile firefighting trailers used by first responders

*Numbers are reported from March 27, 2025 and are subject to change.


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