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Paper short abstract:

This paper aims to discuss and analyse challenges facing the Palestinian civil society today such as genocidal actions by the Israeli occupation, shifting foreign aid and future of reconstruction and rebuilding civil society in Palestine.

Paper long abstract:

The Palestine society in general and Gaza in particular have been witnessing massive attacks and destruction by the Israeli occupation since October 2023. The Israelis have already destroyed the entire civil society, indiscriminately university hospitals, civil institutions, schools, roads, mosques, cultural sites, very historical places and churches as the Orthodox Cultural Centre in Gaza. The entire Palestinian local civil society have been living in inhumane conditions of whom now rely on donor assistance as living in dire and no access to basic food and water for months while imposing full closure under continuous bombardments. This paper discusses destruction of civil society, focusing especially, but not limited to, the following questions:

- What are barriers and challenges facing the entire society while responding to genocidal actions?

- To what extent and how can the global civil society actors address these concerns and influence policy makers?

- What does empirical evidence suggest regarding the implementation of support, stop genocidal actions, promotion solidarity with the Palestinian people, and decolonisation agenda?

- What are the roles of civil society institutions in the UK ?

- To what extent the previous wars impacted the post reconstruction process?

This paper looks at the significant engagement of Palestinian CSOs during genocidal operations despite the major challenges that are a result of the repercussions of the successive crises striking the Palestinian community owing to the ongoing economic, social, political and funding shifts.