<div>After much deliberation and hesitation, the pressing need to save my family outweighs my ability to endure. I earnestly request your generous support to help evacuate my family from Gaza.
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<div>My name is Ahmed Al-Rayyes, 28 years old, residing in besieged Gaza. I studied Technology Management and worked in several companies. My wife, Aya, also 28 years old, holds a degree in English Language and has worked in various companies.
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<div>We are currently stuck in the Al-Zawayda area in displaced persons' tents. Let me narrate our daily struggle:
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<div>Every morning, I strive to secure a livelihood for myself and my family by obtaining flour. However, I face significant challenges in acquiring it due to the large crowds, as depicted in the image:
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<div>In addition, it is difficult to get water because I live in a tent. Every day I have to go to a far place to fill jerry cans with drinkable and none drinkable water to meet our needs, as shown in the picture:
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<div>Moreover, there is no gas available, so we resort to cooking our food over firewood. This has adverse health effects on us, such as difficulty breathing, eye irritation, and lack of access to medication for treatment, as depicted in the picture:
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<div>This is my daily journey amidst the scorching heat, surrounded by insects and flies everywhere. I feel overwhelmed and humbly request your full assistance in rescuing my family by evacuating them from Gaza because there is no safe place.
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<div>Every day in Gaza, slow deaths occur due to hunger, drought, displacement, the spread of diseases, and continuous bombardment. The choice to leave is an extremely painful decision, but the situation has become unbearable.
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<div>We are now homeless like many others due to the ongoing bombardment of Gaza since October 7th. My family and I have been displaced several times, unable to reach our home due to the bad news we received about the Al-Sousi Tower being burned down, as shown in the pictures taken two months ago. Until now, we have no information about our house.
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<div>Unfortunately, the Soussi Tower burned twice, once in the morning and once in the evening, and this was the worst news I could hear. The area was completely destroyed, making it uninhabitable and uninhabitable for walking
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<div>I have lived through 300 days of hell, horror, and fleeing from death. The duration of this genocide has become prolonged, endangering our mental health and lives continuously.
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<div>Now , this is my home After 287 days, news came that my house had been completely destroyed and no traces of it remained as shown in the picture:
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<div>Even if a ceasefire were to be declared, the destruction in Gaza cannot be swiftly repaired due to the devastation of hospitals, schools, healthcare, education, homes, and restaurants. There is no life left in Gaza.
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<div>To cross the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt, we need to be included on the crossing list (a paid permit), and the coordinators in Egypt, who have the authority to add my family's names to the border list, are now demanding an amount ranging from $5000 to $7000 per person. They won't add the names until we can prove that we have the funds ready.
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<div>Please help me evacuate them, and I will genuinely appreciate any donation, no matter how small, as it will make a significant difference in alleviating our suffering.
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