Hello, my name is Jeanette, and I am from the United States. I am raising funds for my friend Ahmed and his family in Gaza, who are suffering from genocide, bombing, and starvation under the Israeli occupation. Their lives and the lives of their children have been destroyed by missiles, and they are facing starvation without shelter. The cost of feeding their family of 12 is $40 a day, as supplies are extremely limited and aid is unavailable due to the starvation policy practiced on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli occupation. They have suffered genocide for over a year and a half, and they need support. All donations sent will go directly to Ahmed and his family. Ahmed's family of 12 spans three generations, including his elderly parents, two sisters and their husbands, four young children (Mira, 10; Amir, 7; Mohammed, 5; Adam, 4), and his elderly aunt. A message from Ahmed is below.

I am Ahmed from occupied Palestine, the Gaza Strip. I am 25 years old. I love peace with everyone and the world. I only have love for everyone. I stand before you as someone trying to support my family of 12. We live in miserable conditions in tents in the Mawasi area of ​​Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

It is difficult for me to find words to describe what we face daily in Gaza after the bombing and the injuries my family and I have suffered. My father has lost his health, suffering from fractures in his lower jaw, severe facial injuries, a fracture in his lower back vertebrae, and a fracture in his ribs. He needs medical care due to his condition and age. In addition, my mother has lost her ability to move due to the Israeli occupation's bombing of our home while we were inside.

My mother was hit by a large number of stones, and all of our children suffered breathing problems from inhaling the toxic gases emitted by the rockets. I was injured in my foot and hand by shrapnel that lodged in my left ankle and right hand. We miraculously survived this bombing that turned our lives upside down. Unfortunately, this is the fourth time we have escaped certain death due to the Israeli bombing of civilians everywhere.

Now, we have nothing to depend on for our livelihood: no food, no medicine, no clean drinking water. There is oppression, disability, psychological pressure, doubt, and daily trauma due to the loss of everything. In Gaza, it's not just hunger, disease, and fear; it's actual death. I studied physical education and sports and worked as a teacher at a school. I was preparing for a master's degree to support myself, my family, and the children of Gaza in recent years.I was preparing my master's thesis in psychological preparation and rehabilitation for children to help them recover from the psychological effects of war through play and fun in simple and easy ways. However, due to the destruction, we lost everything: the university, the school, the children, and the home. There were no signs of life to survive in Gaza. Now I find myself in this difficult situation, and I humbly ask for your help to save the lives of my family, especially the wounded, by getting us out of Gaza to receive treatment for our children and my father.

The situation in Gaza has become unbearable due to the slow death caused by injury, hunger, thirst, homelessness, the spread of disease, and the constant bombing. Since October 7, due to the ongoing bombing of Gaza, we have been displaced from our homes in Khan Younis. My family has been displaced more than five times. We currently live in a tent in Khan Younis with my brothers, my father, my mother, and my injured nephews. Unfortunately, the humanitarian conditions are dire. The tent can only accommodate four people, but more than 13 people live inside.

There is a shortage of food, water, and toilets, and the weather is difficult to live in in a thin plastic tent. We have been deprived of the most basic necessities of life in the past months; they have been filled with hell and terror. This war has been going on for too long, and our mental health and lives are in constant danger. We have reached a point where there is no longer any hope in Gaza; it is as if we are waiting for death.

Even if a ceasefire is reached, the devastation in Gaza, in all its forms, cannot be quickly repaired. To cross Gaza's border with Egypt at Rafah, our names must be on a crossing list (a paid permit). The coordinators authorized to add my family's names to the list at the border demand between $7,000 and $8,000 per person! They won't add the names until we can prove we have the money ready. Sadly, our house was completely destroyed during a short truce. I was able to record a video of it. It saddens me to see my home destroyed, and I have lost hope that my family will never be able to sleep in their home. The occupation has destroyed three of my family's homes.

Help me get her out. I hope my family and I can get to safety outside the Gaza Strip, and that my family can receive treatment and medical care. Your help will greatly contribute to alleviating our suffering. I hope you will share my story with your families and friends. I will be eternally grateful for your generous assistance at this difficult time.

From the sea to the river, from Rafah to Ras al-Naqoura

Free Palestine

Thank you in advance. With all due respect and appreciation to all of you, I hope this genocide ends and that my family and I emerge from it as survivors, not victims. Your friend Ahmed Mohsen, from occupied Palestine, south of the besieged Gaza Strip