**This fundraiser is run by Martha, Aaed’s friend. Thank you for helping him and sharing his story.**

Hallo my friends. I am Aaed, studying engineering on a scholarship and currently residing in Algeria. I left Gaza in 2016 and have not returned since. Due to the difficult conditions that Gaza has been facing for over 20 years, I left behind my father, who is suffering from viral hepatitis, and my mother, siblings, and my 4-year-old sister.

I've only met my sister for 5 days during a medical trip to Egypt. The situation makes it challenging for me to go back due to our commitments, properties, and my siblings' education in Gaza. Every year, my concern for my family increases due to the ongoing wars. And also to help my father, who suffers from the serious disease Hepatitis B and goes for treatment in Egypt every 3 months

Since the first day of the war, my family has been displaced, and I lost contact with them for a month. I reached out to Algerian organizations, the embassy, and the foreign ministry, hoping to evacuate my family, but I received no sincere promises. Currently, after 200 days of the war, my family is experiencing their third displacement, living in difficult conditions without proper bedding or warm clothes. My family and my grandmother are going through an extremely tough time, and I've lost hope in everything.

I turn to this platform seeking help to save what can be saved. My family consists of 6 people, and I am desperately longing to see my little sister, whom I've only met for 5 days in the past 9 years. I have nothing in this world except my family, and I work hard to take care of them. The danger is approaching, and I kindly ask for your help to evacuate my family to Algeria. It's challenging for me to provide the amount requested by the coordinators for my family to cross the Rafah border to Egypt, which ranges between $8,000-$10,000 per person.

In total, we need $80,000 to secure the coordination at the Rafah border, transportation, flights, and a few clothes, as we have nothing left. This amount needs to be paid to an anonymous Egyptian coordinator to ensure our names are on the travel lists. Additionally, the website has a fee of an estimated 25$ for each 100$. Hand in hand, I believe they will be able to leave, Insha'Allah (God willing).