Responding to Terrorist Attacks in Israel and Resulting Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly condemns the heinous attacks on Israel that occurred in October 2023.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the people of Israel and stand in solidarity with them as they endure the scourge of terrorism. We also know that because of these attacks on Israel, there is an urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Most of the population across the Gaza Strip has been impacted by displacement, food insecurity, and limited access to essential medical services. Significant infrastructure damage has also complicated aid delivery efforts to the region.

We continue to mobilize support for the victims in partnership with leading humanitarian aid organizations and trusted government and private sector partners. As the crisis persists, the need for long-term humanitarian assistance remains.

The U.S. Chamber and the business community’s engagement can make a difference in providing humanitarian assistance during this difficult time.

We are committed to developing meaningful and high-impact solutions for those affected by the crisis.

How You Can Help

If your company is seeking to provide humanitarian support, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation compiled a list of organizations responding to the most immediate needs:

• Airlink is a global humanitarian organization delivering critical aid to communities in crisis by providing airlift and logistical solutions to vetted NGO/nonprofit partners serving civilians impacted by the current crisis in Israel and Gaza.
• Americares makes the most urgent needs a priority, regardless of geography, race, nationality, gender, religious belief, political opinion, or class. They ensure their support is neutral, impartial and the right match for the local needs. As the humanitarian crisis worsens, Americares is focused on the most urgent medical needs of civilians caught in the crossfire in both Israel and Gaza to meet the health needs of those affected by the crisis. 
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and other violence.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) supports local Red Cross and Red Crescent action in more than 191 countries, bringing together more than 16 million volunteers.
• International Medical Corps has worked in Gaza since 2008, providing emergency medical, mental health and psychosocial services. Amid the conflict, their priorities are supporting emergency health services and ensuring families have access to medical care and essential supplies. International Medical Corps has made a significant donation to one of its long-time partners—JDC—and its emergency response efforts in Israel.
• Mercy Corps is a global, non-governmental humanitarian aid organization. They work in transitional environments that have experienced economic, environmental, social, or political instabilities.  In unexpected moments of crisis, their teams help families and communities recover and rebuild. Mercy Corps has worked in the West Bank and Gaza since 1986, providing humanitarian support including access to water, working with children and young people, and connecting people to economic opportunities.
• Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) is a U.S. based fund with a vision where all children in the Middle East have access to quality medical care, regardless of nationality, religious or political affiliation, and specialized health services for children are independent and developed at the highest standards. For more than 30 years, they have sent children abroad for free medical care, deployed international doctors and nurses to provide thousands of children free medical care in local hospitals, and provided tens of thousands of children humanitarian aid and support they otherwise would not receive.
• World Central Kitchen is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters. Founded in 2010 by chef José Andrés, the organization prepared food in Haiti following its devastating earthquake. They are feeding families impacted by the conflict in Gaza and Israel by partnering with American Near East Refugee Aid to prepare food kits in Gaza and working with local restaurants in Israel to serve meals to people who have been displaced.

We will continue to update this list as more information and resources become available.

See our corporate aid tracker here.

For further information to support relief efforts, please email resilience@uschamber.com.

Note: As with most humanitarian crisis, unsolicited donations of food and product overwhelm local communities and negatively impact critical relief operations. Please do not send unsolicited donations. Only provide in-kind donations of goods which have been requested and to an organization who can manage the donation.