Save children Hala& Hussam and Baby Taim from Gaza war

I am Mohammad Jarada and I am writing this appeal on behalf of my cousin -Tamer- who needs your urgent support to get his family out of Gaza.

In this own words:

Hi, I am Tamer, 30, from Gaza Palestine. A member of an extended family of 13 members, challenging the hardships in Gaza including unemployment, poverty, air-land- and sea blockade, restrictions on movement, and frequent wars. But our only thing that was relieving these burdens was that we are together in our cosy house.

As you all may already know about the harsh, violent, unbeatable, and unimaginable situation in Gaza. Until 2023, me and my family survived five deadly wars in Gaza: 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021 and 2022. Thankfully, in 2023-24 war, I survived by chance. I went to Egypt few days before the war started. It was the first time I leave Gaza, due to the blockade and restrictions on our travel. As other people in Gaza, Egypt is the only place that I could visit for tourism. For years, I had made savings hoping that I go for tourism once in my life and relieve my stress. But things did not go like I hope, rather, this visit turned to be a nightmare for me, exacerbating my stress and isolation.

Since 7 October, I have been living with severe nervousness and stress, fearing to lose any one of my beloved siblings in Gaza. I cant really imagine how my life would look if this happens! My family is the only thing that makes me cope with everything in Gaza. I had a small shop in North Gaza, selling bags and luggages. I worked on that shop day and night to improve it and to provide the best I could to my extended family. This shop was our only source of income. Sadly, our shop was completely damaged in the bombings of North Gaza. My heart broke when I got the news on 15 January 2023.

My shop after damage

However, I still have a reason to live: my family. I always think that, as long as we are together, money is nothing.

My 13 family members include:

Mum

Dad

Mekawi (his wife, his children: Hala, 4 years/ Hussam 2 years/ Taim 3 months)

4 Females and Hammound: 17 years old

"Sadly: Mekkawie’s wife gave birth during the war and she went through an extremely bad experience with lack of medication and space in hospitals. This is along with the dirt and pollution. No one can imagine how a woman can give birth under bombings and fear."

The 3-month old baby Taim

These are the members of my beloved family, for whom myself is the breadwinner and protector, as I am the only one who had a job.

Currently, my life is a misery, just cant stop worrying about them, especially the children and the newly-born baby, for whom my brother can barely get food, milk, and diapers. These things are so hard to obtain in Gaza.

Since 7 October, my family were displaced “literally” -34- times in different places in the North and to the Middle of Gaza and the South. It is so sad that no place is safe there.

The idea that I may lose any of them is so daunting and overwhelming to the extent that I cant sleep at night thinking about them and I can barely eat. I lost 10 kg since October. It is literally a nightmare that no one can bear living with for 7 months.

Everyday, I am just trying to convince myself that they will be ok and I dream of the moment when I will reunite with them! Touch them! Hug them! Please pray for this moment.

However, I started losing faith as the situation in Gaza is getting worse and worse, the famine is wide-spread, pollution, infections, diseases, violent scenes ..

Every time I manage to call my brother, I feel so heartbroken to hear his children, especially baby Taim, crying out of fear and hunger and lack of milk. I am very eager to hug baby Taim and give him all what he needs!

Baby Taim

Hala -4 years and Hussam- 2 years

Currently, as we all know, thousands of people are leaving Gaza to Egypt, escaping death there. Egypt charges 5000$ for each adult member and 2500$ for each child to coordinate their evacuation from Gaza. To apply this for my family, we need: 7500 for 3 children and 50,000 for the other 10 adults. Total: 57500$.

Sadly, I do not and will “never” get that amount of money. All my saving is not the 1/10 of this amount.

I am raising funds to evacuate my family from Gaza and save them from death before too late. I thought about launching a fundraising many times, but now it is a must. This is the only way for me to save these souls. You “yes you” are my only hope! Please do not fail us. Your donation -no matter how small- will build on the donations of other people to finally contribute to saving my family from death, hopefully

The rest of the money will be used for travel expenses.

I will appreciate any donation please contribute to the moment of our reunion!