<div>My name is Maram, a mother from Gaza, writing these words with shaking hands and a heart crushed by loss — yet still beating for my children.

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<div>In one cruel moment, our entire world collapsed.

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<div>Our home — the place where my children felt safe, where their laughter filled the rooms, where dreams were born — is now nothing but dust and ruins. I didn’t just lose walls and a roof. I lost the only life of stability I was able to give my children.

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<div>Today, we are homeless.

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<div>Displaced.

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<div>With no shelter, no savings, and no certainty that tomorrow will be kinder than today.

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<div>Every single day is a fight for survival.

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<div>A fight to find food.

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<div>A fight to stay warm.

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<div>A fight to protect my children from fear, hunger, and despair.

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<div>They look at me with innocent eyes, waiting for reassurance — and I stand helpless, carrying a pain that no parent should ever know: the pain of being unable to provide safety for your own children.

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<div>I am reaching out with nothing left but hope.

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<div>We urgently need:

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<div>Food and basic necessities to keep my children alive

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<div>A place to sleep — even a simple tent, anything that can shield them from the cold nights and the harsh reality around us

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<div>Your kindness could change everything for us.

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<div>It could be the meal that stops my child from going to sleep hungry.

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<div>The blanket that keeps them warm through the night.

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<div>The shelter that gives them one small moment of peace in a world that has taken so much from them.

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<div>Please don’t look away.

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<div>Please don’t let my children become just another story lost in the noise of war.

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<div>Even the smallest act of support can be a lifeline.

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<div>A reminder that compassion still exists.

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<div>That we are not alone.

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<div>From a mother who has lost everything but her love for her children —

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<div>thank you for listening, for caring, and for standing with us in our darkest hour.

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Abdul-Karim Khan

Craig Thompson

Eric Raldiris

A Mother’s Cry from Gaza: Help Me Protect My Children

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