Please Help Me Evacuate My Children To Safety

Hi, my name is Louise Buttler from the UK and I am creating this fundraiser on behalf of The Alzaq family, who are desperately in need of our help.

Here is their story.

"Hello, my name is Muhammad Osama Alzaq.

Before the war, I was a Taxi Driver, delivering general household goods to families in Gaza.

I am married and I have a family consisting of my wife Israa, 25 years old, myself, 29 years old and three children. My oldest daughter, Tala, is 4 years old, my middle daughter, Rahaf, is two and a half years old, and my little daughter, Hala, is just 8 months old.

We used to live in northern Gaza in a warm house, but because of the war, we were displaced under bombardment to southern Gaza, in the Rafah area.

We now live in tents and it is very cold here.

We suffer from some diseases because of the cold, and living in tents and poor conditions. We are also suffering from malnutrition.

My children need diapers, milk, and good food, warm clothes, and we cannot buy the food supplies we need due to very, very high prices.

I do not have any work or any income during this war, which we have been suffering from for more than 5 months.

We travel very long distances just to try to obtain water. This is always very dangerous for us, because of the bombardments and the killings.

I hope that you will stand with us and help us in light of this criminal war.

I cannot buy for my family because of the high prices, we are especially desperate for support with this.

Life is very hard and unbearable everyday. We fear for our lives from the bombing and from cold and hunger.

Everyday there is a new massacre, which is very distressing and traumatic, especially for my children, as they do not understand what is happening here.

Please help us to leave Gaza and cross the Egyptian border.

We are to raise €75000

We need to raise funds for the five of us to cross and fees to do this are very high.

€10000 per adult person and €5000 for children, just to pass through, which will amount to €35,000.

The extra €45,000 will be to support us to be able to pay for food, shelter, either through starting to rebuild a new home, if a permanent ceasefire will come, if not it will be used for temporary accommodation after crossing the border, which will enable us to get on our feet and cover the cost of living essentials needed to survive, whilst we must stay here, as we may have to remain here for many months. Although, the prices are so high to live here daily. A simple bag of flour alone costs 460 sheqals (£100.00/€128.57)

Right now, I haven't been able to plan anything past keeping my family safe and us crossing the Egyptian border, where we will be safe from the bombs and the shootings.

This is our first point of call.

At the moment we are stuck here, between life and death.

I beg you, as a father to three beautiful children, please help us.

All donations big and small will be highly appreciated and will contribute one step closer towards our safety and freedom.

I thank you very much for your compassion and empathy in advance.

Your kindness will forever be remembered.

God bless all of you who are trying to help us during these very difficult times"