0:00:02 > 0:00:04Over the last month, the crisis in Gaza
0:00:04 > 0:00:07has captured the world's attention.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Military conflict has been taking a devastating toll
0:00:10 > 0:00:12on a densely populated area.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17So tens of thousands of people have nowhere to live
0:00:17 > 0:00:18and nowhere else to go.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25The conflict means that the people of Gaza are in great need.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33Thousands of exhausted families are living in temporary shelters,
0:00:33 > 0:00:35facing a very uncertain future.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40The DEC estimates over a million people don't even have access
0:00:40 > 0:00:42to enough clean water.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46These people desperately need your help.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50That's why the Disasters Emergency Committee, or DEC,
0:00:50 > 0:00:55an umbrella organisation that unites 13 UK humanitarian aid agencies,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58has launched an emergency appeal.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02DEC members and their partners are already on the ground,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04but to help the vast numbers of people affected,
0:01:04 > 0:01:05they need your donation.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Families are grieving over the many dead.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Thousands of people have been injured.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16So providing urgent medical attention is crucial.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Already overstretched medical services are at breaking point.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Help from the outside is required right now for the sick and injured,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and to bring relief to the displaced.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Delivering humanitarian aid in areas of conflict is difficult,
0:01:33 > 0:01:37but the member agencies of the DEC work with experienced local partners
0:01:37 > 0:01:41to ensure that aid reaches those who so desperately need it.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45£25 can buy 150 bandages.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49£50 can feed five families for a day.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55£100 can provide an emergency shelter kit and blankets for one family.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58This is an urgent humanitarian crisis,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01so the DEC needs us to act now.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Please help if you can.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Thank you.