Throughout my career at the World Bank, and at the UN, I have come across many war zones but none compare to what I have just seen in Gaza: no scene of destruction, desolation and despair I have witnessed is equal to the tragic stage of Gaza.
Inger Andersen, Vice President of the MENA region at the World Bank
![A poster remembering Hind Rajab, seen in Washington DC on October 20, 2024 [Diane Krauthamer / Flickr]](https://interpal.charity/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/54086147753_5652c5385a_6k-1-500x333.jpg)
![A young man and his mother drive a donkey cart through the streets of Jabalia camp, Gaza on June 10, 2025 [Mohammed Ibrahim / Unsplash]](https://interpal.charity/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mohammed-ibrahim-erVMX5cTmc-unsplash-1-500x333.jpg)
![Protestors in London holding the sign "I oppose Genocide. I support Palestine Action" during a mass civil disobedience sit-in on August 9, 2025. Support for Palestine Action was proscribed by the UK's Labour government in July 2025 [HudaAmmori / X]](https://interpal.charity/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Gx6QGCEaEAAuMC7-e1754743048391-500x333.jpg)
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