On the 23rd of October, Lush stores around Australia have closed in solidarity with Gaza.

Lush has also shut down their website and halted manufacturing at their Sydney based factory.

On their website and in their store windows, Lush has displayed messages of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

In a statement on their website, Lush explained that they have struggled to find ways to help whilst the Israeli Government is preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza.

“One thing Lush can currently send into Gaza is our love and a strong message that we stand in solidarity”, Lush said in the statement on their website.

Earlier this year, Lush launched a Watermelon Slice soap to raise funds towards child mental health support in Palestine.

The Watermelon Slice soap will be relaunched to raise funds for medical services and charities providing prosthetic limb services to adults and children injured in Gaza.

The soap has been the most successful single-issue fundraising product in the history of Lush.