On October 7th, 2023, reality changed in the State of Israel. The war that broke out immediately after Hamas’s murderous attack on the Gaza envelope communities is one of the most significant and difficult wars Israel has fought to date.
The entire military was mobilized for war on two fronts – the southern front against Hamas in Gaza, and the northern front against Hezbollah and Lebanon. Along with the military, the entire nation mobilized, each contributing in their own way to support the soldiers, the home front, the many evacuees, the families of the hostages, and any area requiring assistance.
The Galila Foundation also mobilized, and with the generosity of our donors and supporters, we began from the first day of fighting to assist with a wide range of projects and responses to many needs:
* Purchasing supplementary equipment for soldiers
* Funding respite activities
* Funding food packages and treats
* Purchasing winter clothing, especially for those guarding us on the cold northern border
* Supporting and equipping civilian emergency response teams, purchasing first aid kits, and more
* Purchasing medical equipment for communities
* Purchasing and distributing firefighting equipment
* Equipping civilian emergency centers in northern communities
* Assistance for evacuees
* Funding resilience activities
* Funding various projects and activities for evacuees at evacuation centers and more
* Establishing commemoration projects
We distribute equipment and fund activities with the help of wonderful volunteers who, like us, take part in the war effort.
After a year of war, thousands of hours working late into the night, partnerships with wonderful people and organizations that enabled us to: purchase thousands of winter gear units, thousands of first aid kits and medic bags, hundreds of assistance grants, equipment for thousands of emergency response team soldiers, thousands of food portions for soldiers, assistance to tens of thousands of evacuees and more, distribution of hundreds of firefighting kits, equipment for civilian emergency centers, partnership in dozens of initiatives, and developing partnerships with organizations, institutions, foundations, NGOs, and federations. We pause to say thank you.
**Thank you to all donors from Israel and abroad who continue to ask what more can be done, thank you to all volunteers who are ready to mobilize for any project and event at any hour, thank you to the soldiers who protect us, and thank you for the privilege of taking part in this great giving enterprise.**
The path to quiet days is still not visible on the horizon. The north is currently in an intense war, thousands of missiles are fired daily at northern Israel, and damage to property and life increases. The evacuees still don’t know when they can return home, not all hostages have returned to their families, and soldiers are still at the front.
We continue our activities with the same determination and with the understanding that our strength grows along with the challenges. We will continue to assist, continue to support, and look to the future with the understanding that in the day after, we will be stronger, more united, and prepared to build a better future for the residents of the north and the entire State of Israel.
**We call on you to continue with us to donate, volunteer, and assist all those who need us today more than ever. We are connected to the field and learning together with it about the dynamic needs while providing effective and efficient responses.**
For more information about projects and immediate needs, you can email yael@galila.org
**Together we will win, together we will build a better future in the State of Israel.**
