Notes about the Israel-Gaza war from AFSC
Let the Light Shine Upon Them
Notes about the Israel-Gaza war from AFSC – as of September 2026
Mass burial of 50 Palestinians uncovered from the rubble in two Gaza villages.
Total Death Tolls and Wounded of Palestinians
since October 7, 2023
73,417 of whom over 20,000 are children
174,360 Palestinians have been injured.
Daily Death and Wounded from Israeli Fire in the Gaza Strip in August 2026
On August 13, 1 Palestinian was killed and 7 others were injured. On August 14 and 15, 2026, 2
Palestinians were killed and 14 others were injured. On August 16 and 17, 2026, 5 Palestinians
were killed including 3 who were uncovered from the rubble; 18 others were injured. On August
18, 2026, 1 Palestinian died of an earlier injury; 2 others were injured. On August 19, 2026, 7
Palestinians were killed and 23 were injured. On August 20, 2026, 10 Palestinians were killed
and 25 others were injured.
Contributor: Yousef M. Aljamal, PhD., Gaza Coordinator, Palestine Activism Program of the
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Submitted by Toni Fuss Kirkwood-Tucker.
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From NYYM “Spirit Moves in the Margins of Palestine” 16.9.26 – Actions You Can Take
Donate
Please donate to any of these organizations that we met with. We particularly encourage people to donate to HIRN, whose work directly supports some of the most marginalized people in the West Bank.
HIRN: Hebron International Rescue Network: https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/hirn_partner
Friends Peace Teams: Middle East AVP: https://friendspeaceteams.org/eme/#Palestine
AFSC Emergency Response for Gaza & West Bank: https://afsc.org/news/afscs-gaza-emergency-relief
Ramallah Friends School: https://www.rfs.edu.ps/en/page/donate
Call Your Representative and Senators
Justice for Shadi Khoury & All Palestinian Children: https://afsc.org/newsroom/justice-shadi-khoury-
and-all-palestinian-children
Petition Protesting the Israeli Government's Denial of Entry to Palestine for Sabeel Delegation in August 2026
https://www.fosna.org/advocacy-direct-action-database/visajustice
FCNL Aid Not Arms Campaign: https://www.fcnl.org/advocacy-teams-flex-issue-backgrounder-2026
AFSC Guides on Contacting Congress: https://afsc.org/news/6-ways-you-can-support-palestinians-gaza
Divest and; Boycott
This New York Yearly Meeting Action Packet includes information on Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions including specific information on organizing BDS in Quaker meetings. It also has
suggestions for events you can host, and information on contacting your elected officials:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M3KbX-spczdTY7em6vUp-
HkCiBqbagdG1EjYtEp39TA/edit?usp=sharing
For additional information on BDS and what you can do individually and collectively, check out the BDS movement's website: https://bdsmovement.net/
Organize
Join the AFSC Palestine Action Hour Friday at Noon. Their website also contains information on
contacting members of Congress: https://afsc.org/actionhour
You can organize support for Palestinian liberation, and for strategies like BDS in the organizations and communities you are a part of including your city, your union, and your faith community. BDS has more information on that here: https://bdsmovement.net/resources/bds-toolkit-trade-union-organizers-
north-america & https://bdsmovement.net/local-governments
Speak the Truth
Bring the Apartheid-Free Pledge to your place of worship, business, or community group and endorse it as an organization: https://afsc.org/apartheid-free-communities
Also endorse the Gaza Genocide Statement: https://afsc.org/endorse-gaza-statement
Learn the History of Palestine
Zochrot map of Palestinian villages destroyed in the 1948 Nakba:
https://www.zochrot.org/villages/nakba_map/en?Nakba_Map=
And Sumud Quaker Workshop on Palestinian History: https://quakersumud.org/
Bear Witness
Everyone we met with in Palestine emphasized the value of internationals coming there to see for themselves what is happening. Friends of Sabeel organizes such witness trips: https://sabeel.org/join-delegation/
Also FUM Living Letters Trip to Palestine/Israel: https://www.friendsunitedmeeting.org/news/living-letters-trip-to-palestine-israel
And Eyewitness Palestine: https://www.eyewitnesspalestine.org/
Invite Us to Speak!
And please invite us to come speak with your community! Contact: qfpal@proton.me
Stay Hopeful!
“Almost everywhere in the world, solidarity campaigns and groups are already active and you can join them. Or you can take the initiative to create one in your local community. You can also seek support for Palestine in the organizations you are member of such as political parties, trade unions or other institutions you are a member of. … We are strong enough only if we unite and organize together.”
Stop The Wall
“You can organize support for Palestinian liberation, and for strategies like BDS in the organizations and communities you are a part of including your city, your union, and your faith community.” – BDS Movement
(submitted by Wendy Oliver)