Read our full statement in response to the UK Government’s recognition of a Palestinian state here: embraceme.org/news-1/state...

Today has been a global call to #PrayForPeace🙏 Prayer by Archbishop Hosam Naoum, Diocese of Jerusalem to stand in solidarity with those affected by the violence in the Middle East. Link to prayer video on our prayer page: embraceme.org/prayer-room-1

🚫 Night arrests. Blindfolds. Plastic ties. These are everyday reality for many Palestinian children in the West Bank. 📢 Tell your MP: Pressure the UK government to urge Israel to stop the arbitrary military detention of children. Email template here: embraceme.org/childhood-be...

🕊️ Join us for interfaith prayer & witness at the #RedLineforGaza events: 📍Cardiff–24 Sept 📍London–25 Sept 🙏 In solidarity with Gaza, we’ll gather outside Welsh & UK Parliaments in silent prayer & to call for an end to the violence. 👉 More info: www.christianaid.org.uk/get-involved...

Israel’s assault on Gaza City amounts to a death sentence. Along with 44 other humanitarian and civil society organisations, we're calling for unrestricted access for aid and humanitarian operations. Read the full joint statement here: embraceme.org/news-1/embra...

🚨 New international joint campaign: Stop Trade with Settlements We’re one of <80 global organisations that are demanding countries and corporations ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. Find out more: embraceme.org/news-1/embra...

🙏 Join us in praying for peace in the Middle East 🙏 Together with other Christian organisations, we’re calling for a united day of prayer on Sunday 21 September, the UN Day for World Peace, in response to the escalating crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. 1/2

Yet another medical centre has been damaged in Gaza. We join with our partner, Caritas Jerusalem, in condemning an attack that severely damaged the Polio and Artificial Limb Centre in Gaza. For more information, go to our Partner Updates webpage: embraceme.org/partner-upda...

"They didn’t imprison me, they imprisoned my childhood" Great to see our #ChildhoodBehindBars campaign covered in Christian Today, in this article by our very own Ruth Valerio: www.christiantoday.com/news/childho...

🧵 Embrace statement in response to Gaza City evacuation order: We are deeply concerned by the intensifying attacks on Gaza City and the latest evacuation orders. (1/4)

🙏 We are deeply saddened by the news of the Jerusalem shooting attack today. As we mourn with those who mourn, please join us in prayer:

✨ From a new selection of Alternative Gifts to beautiful homeware and cook books, do have a look at the ‘New In’ products for autumn on our online shop: shop.embraceme.org/new-in 💜 Remember, all proceeds help support our Christian partners in the Middle East.

We are delighted to see our #ChildhoodBehindBars campaign picked up in church & sector press. The plight of Palestinian children in detention has been overlooked too long. Thank you @churchtimes.bsky.social & #Bond for helping to shine a light. www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/09...

❌ No child should be arbitrarily detained and treated inhumanely. #ChildhoodBehindBars We are campaigning to stop the military detention of Palestinian children like Amir. Please join our campaign by writing to your MP today: embraceme.org/childhood-be...

What is child military detention and why are so many Palestinian children in the West Bank being arbitrarily detained? Find out about Israel’s policy of systematic detention of children in the West Bank – and how YOU can take action: embraceme.org/blog/stop-ch... #ChildhoodBehindBars

🔴 Latest blog: Getting food to families facing starvation conditions in Gaza As starvation spreads across Gaza, we’ve responded by supporting an emergency project, providing vital supplies of flour to over 500 families in Gaza City. Read more here: embraceme.org/blog/in-pict...

📢 "We mustn’t stay silent on these injustices. Together, we can raise our voices to bring about change." 👇 Our Advocacy and Campaigns Manager, Gloria, has written an article for Bond about our campaign 'Childhood Behind Bars'. Please read and share: www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/09...

🔴 Appeal: Help children in the West Bank, like Bilal, recover from the trauma of military detention Please donate today: embraceme.org/west-bank-ap...

📢 No child should be arbitrarily detained and treated inhumanely. Our #ChildhoodBehindBars campaign is calling on the UK government to pressure Israel to stop the military detention of Palestinian children. Find out more and write to your MP here: embraceme.org/childhood-be... Art: Shatha Safi

Be sure to tune into UCB Radio at 9.30am to hear @followembrace.bsky.social's Dr Ruth Valerio Programmes, Partnerships & Advocacy Director speaking about our new #ChildhoodBehindBars campaign. @ucbradio.bsky.social LINK: www.ucb.co.uk/radioplayer/...

We had a fantastic time worshipping together at @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social last night - the #Tenebrae service of light is a very special experience.

We’re launching an all-new campaign at @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social this weekend, focused on the West Bank. If you’re at Greenbelt, head to our stall to find out how you can stand with Palestinian children whose futures are threatened by arbitrary military detention... #ChildhoodBehindBars

(1/2) As the Israeli military begins the first stages of its ground assault in Gaza City, we again call on the UK government to do all it can to pressure Israel to stop its military activities. Image: Gaza, 2025 (Credit: Hosny Salah)

🔴 On Sunday, Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City suffered multiple attacks from local outlaw bands and from an IDF drone attack. We pray for the safety and protection of Al Ahli’s staff as they continue to courageously serve all of those in need of care. More here: embraceme.org/partner-upda...

For families in Lebanon without legal documents, this means blocked access to healthcare, education, and dignity. It's being unable to prove you exist. Our partner Tahaddi is helping marginalised families to be seen, recognised and protected. Find out how: embraceme.org/blog/helping...

🙏 We know how important prayer is, but sometimes it is hard to find the words. With Gaza etched firmly on our hearts, here is a prayer to help guide us as we cry out against the horrors of the ongoing war. Please join us in praying:

We have some fantastic new products for you to help support people in the Middle East - like this fabulous Nablus Soap Washbag! Find this and more at: shop.embraceme.org/new-in

Sana was born in the north of Gaza on 12 May '24. From birth until now, her life has been a story of war. Her father was killed in the war, leaving her mother to care for four children alone, with no income or support. Read Sana's story on our website: embraceme.org/stories/supp...

With Israeli authorities threatening to ban major aid organisations as starvation deepens in Gaza, we have joined 100+ other global organisations in calling for an end to Israel’s weaponisation of aid. Head to our website to read the full statement: embraceme.org/news-1/embra...

✨ In our latest blog, we hear from our partner in Gaza - about how they are continuing to serve Gaza's children, amid shrinking safe spaces and huge daily challenges. Read it here: embraceme.org/blog/serving...

Good news story - previously fallow land in a deprived area of Lebanon has become a thriving community farm thanks to a project that Embrace supports. 💜 Find out more in our latest blog:

Tune in tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 7.30am to hear @followembrace.bsky.social CEO Jamie Eyre pray for the situation in #Gaza and the Middle East on Premier Radio. Link: www.premier.plus

🔴 Appeal: Help children in the West Bank recover from the trauma of military detention Please donate today: embraceme.org/west-bank-ap...

✨ Our summer sale is now on! Head to our online shop to grab a bargain - find gifts for loved ones, exclusive handcrafted and fairly traded products, and meaningful notecards. 💜 Every purchase helps support our Christian partners in the Middle East. shop.embraceme.org/sale

THANK YOU for supporting us in prayer through a what continues to be a turbulent time in the Middle East. 🙏 Prayer unites us and strengthens our partners in the region. Please continue to join with us in prayer by downloading the latest issue of our Prayer Diary: embraceme.org/resources

Prime Minister’s announcement on Palestinian state recognition - read @followembrace.bsky.social’s response: embraceme.org/news-1/prime...

We give thanks that food aid is starting to trickle into Gaza. But this trickle needs to become a sustained torrent to have any hope of alleviating the disastrous consequences of months of starvation. Please continue to support the #FastForGaza campaign:

As Israel announces military pauses in Gaza this week to allow food in, the UN says the next few days are ‘make or break’ for Gaza’s starving population. 🙏 Please join us in prayer for the people of Gaza, including Embrace’s partners there and those they are serving. (1/2)

We are deeply shocked by this devasting update from our partner Caritas Jerusalem. Please read and pray: embraceme.org/partner-upda...

In Syria, sectarian violence and extremist groups seem to be on the rise. Syria’s Christians and other minority groups are particularly at risk. Head to our blog to watch an update and prayer request from a friend of Embrace working in Syria: embraceme.org/blog/an-unce...

Embrace joins over 100 humanitarian and aid agencies in warning of mass starvation in Gaza... Read the statement here: embraceme.org/news-1/embra... #EndTheSiege #LetAidIn #CeasefireNow

We are heartbroken that 3 of our Christian family have died from injuries they sustained in the strike that hit Holy Family Church in Gaza City on 17 July. 2 are still in hospital. 👉https://embraceme.org/partner-updates 📷 - Images from the aftermath of the strike on the Holy Family Church compound

Embrace calls on UK Government to act on the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory. Read the letter here: embraceme.org/news-1/embra...

This morning the Holy Family Church in Gaza City was struck by a shell. Two elderly women and three young people were badly wounded and have been rushed hospital. Please pray for the injured, their families, and the many other civilians seeking refuge at the Holy Family Church. 🙏

🧵 One minute, Navid is asleep in bed. The next, he is woken by soldiers breaking into his home. As he is taken, Navid can’t even say goodbye to his family. It sounds like a nightmare – but it actually happened. (1/3)

Today we are mourning the death of Dr Ahmad Attallah Qandil, an experienced surgeon working at our partner Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Dr Ahmad was killed yesterday by Israeli forces as he was coming home from a hospital shift. We continue to call for an immediate ceasefire. 🙏

✨ NEW STORY: Escaping domestic violence in Syria Amina was pulled out of school at the age of 12 and sent to work, before being married off to an older man who treated her violently for many years. She shares her harrowing story in her own words:

"Obscured from scrutiny, and closely tied to the Israeli military, this new mechanism does not appear neutral, independent or impartial" In his latest for the Church of England Newspaper, our CEO Jamie Eyre explains why the new aid system in Gaza is so problematic: embraceme.org/blog/why-a-u...

🙏 Weekly devotion: This week we’re praying for the Salaam Centre in Egypt which serves Coptic Christian communities in Cairo's eastern outskirts. Many in this community are known as ‘Zabbaleen’ and their work involves collecting rubbish from Cairo’s streets: embraceme.org/our-prayers/...

👇 Interested in finding out more about Christian communities in the Middle East? 👇 ✨ Find out about the history, the current challenges, and the impact Christians have on their communities in our ‘Christianity in the Middle East’ resource hub: