Help Ibrahim cross the border from Rafah to Egypt

Hi. My name is Marium and I'm fundraising for Ibrahem from Southern California, USA. lbrahem is a Palestinian man from Gaza currently displaced and living in tents under harsh conditions with his family in Rafah. Please help us raise money for him and his family to get entry into Egypt. Follow him on IG for updates @ibrahemkhalill.

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Ibrahim Al-Qahwaji from Gaza, from a family living in difficult conditions. Their house was bombed. They were displaced from Gaza to a refugee camp in Rafah at the beginning of the October war. They left with nothing but their personal clothes. A family consisting of 7 members, some of whom are married with children and university graduates.

The qahwaji have done a huge amount of work in the community during the war (giving free haircuts at UNRWA shelters, building tents and shelters, purchasing necessary food, and many other efforts.) We must now help THEM in their time of need as well!

It is URGENT that we help the Qahwaji evacuate a war zone immediately. Egypt has raised the border cost significantly so their escape from hardship will ONLY be possible through this fundraising campaign. They are counting on us! (Breakdown of funds detailed below.)

Please share widely and donate generously, as if this were your own family and friends! Help us support them to reach peace and freedom after having their lives turned upside down so brutally. Thank you so much for your support!

Our friends, the Al-Qahwaji family, are living in difficult conditions in the Rafah displacement camp, as they have no home or work shops left in Khan Yunis. The city of Rafah is no longer safe for them. The Al-Qahwaji family has been unable to work for four months due to the war in Gaza, and they live on minimal food and water, which they will only receive after periods of time, all while suffering from constant fear and trauma from the bombing around them. Many family members have urgent medical needs and their lives are at risk at every moment. Prices have risen in Gaza and they struggle daily to meet their basic needs.

Ibrahem: We had a house here that housed all my family members. We had warm moments and beautiful memories between those walls between me and my family. Suddenly, everything became rubble, ash, and martyrs and injuries fell from us. They were a miracle from God that I went out.

I'm asking you to help us in order to get money for travel from the Egypt crossing. My family and I.

Distribution of funds:

Crossing the border into Egypt costs $5,000 per adult, $35,000 for seven.

We hope to exceed the fundraiser by $3,000 to help cover GoFundMe fees and international transfer taxes. All additional funds will be allocated to cover temporary travel expenses such as food and temporary rent in Egypt.

Ibrahem just turned 29 years old yet this is the fifth (and worst) war of his life. He is the owner and operator of Ibrahem Salon, an extremely popular men's salon in Khan Younis. He supports his mother and brother younger siblings with his work as a hair stylist. Many of his friends have died and he is constant danger himself. He desperately wants to return to his work as a hair stylist, his therapy, and to heal from these traumas. Feras says his only wish is to live in a peaceful place. Being in a safe place and living a normal life would help him regain his mental stability.

Get to know Ibrahim Al-Qahwaji’s mother:

Note: Magda Umm Ahmed, head of the family, 61 years old, suffers from high blood pressure. Her cornea was affected and she needed a military eye operation that could not be performed in Gaza. Even Gaza will make an active effort to reduce its sight and vision. She didn't have a panic attack because of the drone sounds and the time clock. She works tirelessly to raise her seven children and her husband. Now that she was young, her children supported her financially until the war disrupted her life. Her children want to give Magda a calm and happy life, and to move her to safety as quickly as possible for treatment.