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Hello, my name is Tess I have created this fundraiser to help my friend Shuruq, her husband and 3 young children. I have been in contact with this sweet family for many weeks and have been receiving updates of their condition during this war. She and her children are suffering from illnesses due to contaminated water and food. Her husband has a medical condition and needs medical treatment immediately. He must go to Egypt for this treatment. She hopes to raise enough funds to help her husband get to Egypt for treatment. We would also like to raise funds to get her and her children into Egypt eventually as well. They do not want to leave but for the safety of their children they must leave.

Here are her words:

I am Shorouk Shamlakh from Gaza. I am 28 years old and have 3 children

All I can say is that I lost everything I had

We are now under death, destruction, , and diseases...

The situation is catastrophic. We do not live a human life in light of this difficult situation...

I want to leave Gaza to Egypt with my family. My husband is sick and needs operations on his eyes. He only sees a very weak vision and suffers from constant severe eye and head pain, and there is no treatment available for him in Gaza in light of this catastrophic situation.

I want to save my family and help my husband get treatment and get out of Gaza.

It's all gone now. Hope you can help, please

This is what is left of their home in Gaza.

Two of her children, Nour and Muhammad. (Before the war)

Nour and Muhammad (before the war)

Precious Muhammad (during the war)

Sweet Nour (during the war)

Sweet baby Ismail (during the war) Her youngest child.

More of their destroyed home.

I am in contact with Shuruq’s extended family in Belgium who will allocate the funds to their family currently in Gaza.