More than 160 artists selling their work to raise funds for medical, humanitarian aid in Gaza

"More than 160 artists have donated their work to an online charity auction, with 100% of proceeds going toward Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) to support humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip, where the lion's share of buildings and infrastructure have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The sale, organised by the artists Mai-Thu Perret, Vidya Gastaldon, Sarah Benslimane and art specialist Anne Lamunière, will raise funds for the Geneva-based international humanitarian medical organisation."

""People are very enthusiastic. It's quite moving to see all of these things together, because everyone has their own way of responding," Perret says. "Some artists sent in old works, some people responded directly in relation to the issue.""

"Since Hamas's attack on 7 October 2023, which killed more than 1,200 Israelis and in which more than 250 people were taken hostage, are estimated to have been killed in Gaza, many of the victims women and children, according to the local heath authority. In September, a United Nations commission of inquiry found Israel had against Palestinians in Gaza."

More than 160 artists donated works to an online charity auction, with 100% of proceeds directed to Médecins Sans Frontières to support humanitarian relief in the Gaza Strip. The sale was organised by Mai-Thu Perret, Vidya Gastaldon, Sarah Benslimane and art specialist Anne Lamunière, and the works have been exhibited at Médecins Sans Frontières headquarters in Geneva since 11 November. The fundraiser exceeded an original target of 100 artists. Since Hamas's attack on 7 October 2023 more than 1,200 Israelis were killed and over 250 people were taken hostage; many people are estimated to have been killed in Gaza, many of them women and children, according to local health authorities. A United Nations commission reported findings concerning Israeli actions against Palestinians in Gaza. The auction aims to channel funds to a Geneva-based medical organisation with five decades of work in Palestine.

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