Fifteen UK charities have launched a fresh appeal for donations to Gaza to address "catastrophic levels of need" in the devastated region.

The charities make up the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which has been raising millions for Gaza - where tens of thousands have been killed over the past two years of war - and the wider Middle East.

After the initial stage of a much-sought ceasefire deal aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza was agreed on by Israel and Hamas, aid has begun to trickle into the devastated region again.

According to the DEC, its charities and local partners have been scaling up their work in the Gaza Strip since the agreement took effect last week.

Image: Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City. Pic: Reuters

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