Help Lama's Family Find Safety

My name is Lama Maher from Gaza...a high school student and it is the last stage of my school life. The fate of my future will be completely determined. At this stage, I was very excited because I was close to the end. I had a dream and ambition to study medicine and excel, but the Israeli occupation destroyed my school, my books, my home, and my dreams. With everything we have in Gaza, we have nothing left...

The occupation forced us to forcibly displace us from northern Gaza after we were displaced more than 13 times in northern Gaza. There was no house left for family or friends that we did not go to. In the end, the occupation forced us to forcibly go to the south on foot, without bags or any possessions.

We went to Khan Yunis to a relative’s house until the occupation made a ground entry into the area and forced us to leave it once again... We did not want to leave, despite the fierce bombardment and the non-stop artillery, but we had no other choice but to escape from death. We moved to Rafah, which the occupation claimed was a safe area, although we had no place to go, so we escaped with our souls from under the fire...Then a friend found us a room in his house and we settled in it until the occupation threatened to enter Rafah, which he said was a safe area. Indeed, the occupation made a ground entry into Rafah and it became unsafe, forcing us to flee again. There is no safe place here. No one is safe in Gaza. There were no institutions, associations, schools, mosques or homes left that were not bombed. Death is possible anywhere and at any time. We are now in the Nuseirat area (Salah al-Din), which is the closest area to northern Gaza. Despite its danger, we did not find A place to go to until now.. So I hope you will help us to have a safe and independent life and escape from this genocide.

Here is part of our suffering in war:

* No electricity since October 7th So we use solar energy to power phones .

* Lack of cooking gas. We replace it with firewood and lumber.

* Lack of potable water. We stand in line all day to get water.