Help me evacuate my family and me from Gaza

Hello, I am Ahmed Ghazal, from Gaza, I am 21 years old. Before the war, I was studying at the university that has now been reduced to rubble. My family consists of 11 members, including my sick sister. I will tell you my story.

Before the war, my whole family went to work, to school, everyone had their dreams, their passions. Then the war came and took everything. We were first ordered to go south, but we refused and then they deprived us of food, drink and medicine.

Then they bombed and destroyed our house, all our stuff, everything we owned.

We took refuge in family.

When wheat flour ran out in northern Gaza, we ate animal foods like barley, bird and poultry feed, which caused us many diseases.

Winter arrived and the rain fell on us inside the house because the roof of our house was not habitable.

Summer came after the winter’s sufferings. We were suffering from extreme heat and strange insects, mosquitoes and flies.

We have been suffering from a food shortage in northern Gaza for an entire year and we do not eat vegetables or meat.

There are few preserves and their price is very high.

Now we eat only bread.

We suffer from shortness of breath and chest pain because we always light a wood fire to cook food. There is no gas. At night we live in total darkness because we have no way to get electricity.

I am charging my phone from which I write to you, in a place in the city with several other young people, the journey to get there is very long and dangerous.

My sister does not receive adequate care for her illness, we are all in poor health because of the conditions.

With each new bombing I can lose my life or the lives of people I love.

It is for all these reasons that I write to you today, I beg you to help us leave gaza.

If we could reach Egypt, we could survive and hope to live a decent life, away from genocide.

The Egyptians ask us for 5,000 dollars per person and we are 11.

Message to you: I know the world is full of goodness, and I believe in the power of community and its ability to make a difference. So I am here to ask for your help, even if it is only a small amount. Every dollar means a lot to me and my family. Share my story and help me save our lives. We are simply asking to live a decent life away from here, so to all who will give even one dollar, a huge thank you for your support and solidarity during this difficult time. With love and gratitude, Ahmed, the youngest brother of a family that needs your support to escape genocide.