<div>My name is <strong>Loay</strong>. I’m a husband and a father to a <strong>baby girl </strong>who was born in the heart of war.
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<div>I’m from <strong>Gaza</strong>, and before <strong>October 7, 2023,</strong> I was an <strong>English teacher, </strong>a man who believed in building futures through education.
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<div>I had just recently gotten married. We had only begun to build our life together, full of dreams and hope.
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<div>I had a small, beautiful home, modest but full of warmth.
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<div>But the war came suddenly, violently, and in one moment, <strong>everything I had spent years building… was gone.</strong>
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<div>Now, that home is rubble. The life I waited so long to begin was stolen before it even had a chance to blossom.
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<div><strong>My wife and my newborn daughter </strong>we now live in a <strong>torn tent</strong>, exposed to the heat, the cold, and the fear. There is no privacy, no safety, and no certainty of tomorrow.
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<div>Once, my greatest concern was how to inspire my students and help them graduate as strong, capable individuals. <strong>Today, my only concern is finding enough food to keep my family alive for one more day.</strong> Every moment is a battle, not just against hunger and displacement, but against despair.
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<div>Your support, <strong style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1rem;">no matter how small, </strong>brings warmth, dignity, and life to people who have lost everything. <strong style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1rem;">From the depth of my heart, thank you for seeing us, for feeling with us, and for standing beside us.</strong>
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Nick Farr

Linda Klust

Kirsten Lightbody

ELAINE YEH

Kallista Vega-alobaidi

Kristine Denmark

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From Teacher To Survivor — A Family’s Struggle in Gaza ✌

From Teacher To Survivor — A Family’s Struggle in Gaza ✌

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