Help evacuate Ali’s family out of Gaza War

Hi, my name is Qusai. Im a Palestinian. I live in Canada. I have set up this campaign on behalf of the family of my Palestinian friend Ali. Ali and his family are currently displaced and they are suffering from various things such as homelessness, sickness, lack of medicine, extremely limited food, and various other things in the Rafah Camp located in the Southern part of the Gaza Strip. Please assist me in getting this family to safety in Egypt by donating whatever you can and kindly share this campaign with your friends, and family as well as on your social platforms.

• Ali's message: The background of his family:

My name is Ali Hamed. I am a 36-year-old Palestinian that is born and raised in Gaza. My family consists of the following people: my father, my mother, and my younger married sister (Farah). Im married with (Yasmin) and have got two children (Jod & Seif). Then, my youngest sister Farah is married with (Mohamed) and she has got 4 childern (Hosam, Ibrahim, Zain, Wateen). All of us are currently trapped in Rafah City in a plastic tent since 2 months in very hard environment after my home, my parent home, my sister home, my shop and all our cars have been boombed and destroyed.

A photo of me and my mother in a tent.

A picture of my father and mother inside the tent:

A photo for all the children together.

• Ali's message: The Story of our family:

My sister home was destroyed completely on Saturday 11.01.2024. she spent 10 years with her husband building it and struggling for that and she moved to live in in before the war by 1.5 months !! The home was located in the center of KhanYounis City. NOW all is gone

Me and all our family went to Rafah in the tents on 20.12.2023 and then my home was boombed along with my parents home on 01.02.2024.

Video for the apartment ..

• Ali's message: The reason for wanting to leave Gaza:

None of us expected a war to occur in such a terrifying manner. I have witnessed four wars since I was young: the 2008 war, the 2012 war, the 2014 war, and the 2021 war, but they were nothing like the current war. Our homes and dreams have been crushed, we have been displaced, humiliated, starved, and abandoned. Our lives are actively threatened daily and now, all we wish for is to be able to live.

Death is more merciful than our current condition. The only things that remain in Gaza now are suffering, diseases, and a slow painful death. We have been searching for a tent and food since arriving at Rafah Camp. We have had no luck. The only thing between us and the freezing temperatures is a tent that we constructed using plastic. Every night we are freezing in the cold, there is no food, no jackets, and no adequate blankets. Most of the children are extremely sick and we have all developed different types of sicknesses. There is no medical treatment. The hospitals are overwhelmed and there are no spaces available. The Israeli army has rained down papers ordering the evacuation of a town very close to our camp in Rafah. They are coming to Rafah very soon and while we suffer from sickness and cold every day, we are also living in extreme fear.

Your help and donations go beyond simple financial support. It is a dedication to protecting human life, humanity, solidarity, and compassion in the face of unprecedented injustice. I desperately need your assistance in getting my family to safety. Every donation whether big or small matters. Additionally, I request that you share my story and stand in solidarity with us in the darkest moments in our lives.

• How your donations will save the lives of this family:

Through the Egyptian authorities, there is an opportunity for this family to leave Gaza and start a new life in Egypt. The family already has some relatives in Egypt. Rest assured that 100% of your donations will be spent on this process.

1. The Egyptian authorities are charging anywhere between $5,000 - $5,500 per adult above 16 years old and between $2,500 – $3,000 per children under 16 years old for the Rafah crossing permit and the coordination of the transit from Gaza to Egypt. There is a total of 6 adults and 6 childern in this family.

2. $5,000 will be spent on setting up the life of the family in Egypt—the purchase of clothing, the renting of a home, food, medicine, and other necessities.

3. Roughly, $2000 -$3000 will be used to cover the fees associated with this GoFundMe.

I will keep you all updated.

Thank you for taking the time to read this story and thank you to every single donor and those who will repost this,

Qusai.

Some pictures of Ali family before the genocide commenced in Gaza