Hello kind friends and dear community,

My name is Haruka Aoki, and I am an artist based in Portugal who, like many of you, has been heartbroken and forever changed witnessing the violent assault on Gaza which continues to this day.

Throughout this horrendous war, I have been fortunate to get to know several people in Palestine who I now call dear friends. The Alostaz and Atalla families are such people, and today I am asking for your direct support to help 17-year-old Muhammad Atalla, who was shot with an explosive bullet on February 25, 2024 when he was carrying aid from the Nabulsi Roundabout on the south-western edge of Gaza City.

Medical scan of Muhammad's injured arm

Further details from Ahmed Alostaz, Muhammad's brother-in-law

"My wife's brother, Muhammad, was going to bring aid from the Nabulsi roundabout. He was shot in his left hand by an explosive bullet, which led to nerve loss and bone fragmentation. He needs a bone graft outside Gaza, but the situation is difficult for them. Their house was completely destroyed, and Muhammad's father is also unwell and needs constant medical care. The family is focusing their efforts on caring for Muhammad, as he will need many operations to restore his hand to what it was, and also on rebuilding their destroyed home."

Muhammad and Ahmed before the war

How your donations will help Muhammad and his family

Your donations will provide support for the bone grafting procedure and reconstructing the Atalla family's home. The bone grafting operation has an estimated cost of €31,253 on Bookimed, a medical tourism platform. The rest of the funds will go towards rebuilding their house. You will be supporting father Sobhi, mother Alaa, their children Iman, Amani, Alaa, Suja, Rahaf, Retaj, Ahmed, Muhammad, and Iman and Ahmed's children Amir and Malak.

Baby Malak, who is now 3 months old

I will be securely transferring the donations to Muhammad's family via PayPal and will post any updates here. My main point of contact is Ahmed, Muhammad's brother-in-law, and we are continuing to stay in touch.

If you are not able to donate at the moment, we would appreciate it very much if you could share this fundraiser link with your community.

May we remember that we are all interconnected and can create great change when we help one another! Thank you very much for keeping your heart open.

With love, gratitude, and hope,

Haruka