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"Invoking preexisting conditions or comorbidities in this way suggests that a person's death is somehow 'natural' or 'unavoidable' or the product of a mixture of 'destiny' meets 'biology,' rather than the explicit policy of siege and famine being imposed as a condition of genocide. When you see the death of a starving Palestinian being reframed in terms of 'preexisting health issues' ... the crucial question to ask someone trying to make that contextual reframe is: if food, medicine, and adequate care had been available, would this person almost certainly be alive, and would another person under these conditions be facing the same fate?" -Beatrice Adler-Bolton, "Can the Subaltern Starve?" Death Panel Podcast

My friend Ahmed informed me that the advancing occupation and closures of crossings are leading markets to price-gouge once again, making food increasingly expensive. He said that medicine is no longer available and his family doesn't know how to treat his brother's injuries without it.

Even if they can raise enough for transportation there, Rafah is not fit to live in because Israelis already completely destroyed the area. There is no water, sewage, hospitals, or food. It is empty of all the necessities of life.

Ahmed's family has been living under dire conditions for too long. Everyone in the Gaza Strip is starving, some relying on only one meal a day or every couple days. Ahmed's family has so few funds at this time that they have not eaten bread in a week! Israeli occupiers bombed a sewage line near him and destroyed his family's access to clean water along with their tent.

Ahmed's fundraiser is number 198 on gazavetters, and so far his campaign has been under-shared and neglected. He has raised €14,490 so far at time of writing.

If you can donate anything, time is of the essence. His family needs urgent support for their survival.

The Israeli military is demanding the displacement of all residents of Gaza to the south of the Gaza Strip, which is now a semi-desert area after all means of life were destroyed there. (90% of those currently living in the Gaza Strip were already forcibly displaced from other areas of Palestine, and are now being forcibly displaced again).

The Israeli occupation is now intensifying bombings so that those remaining, who cannot afford displacement, are being forced to flee urgently to the south.

Palestinians in Gaza, including my dear friend Fadel, are in a state of confusion and extreme fear because they are under bombardment and do not have the means to travel and evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip. What are your options when you cannot survive where you are, but you also do not have the funds to survive displacement?

Fadel and his family have calculated the costs of displacement and exit towards the south of the Strip.

The Cost of Displacement:

€1,000 - Tent The price of a tent is very high due to the scarcity of tents and the large number of families purchasing them for displacement. Some families have tents already, but Fadel's family's tent was destroyed earlier this month and they are sleeping on the street.

€1,000 - Transportation Transportation costs to the southern Gaza Strip are high due to the scarcity of fuel in the Gaza Strip.

€600 - Building and purchasing bathroom supplies

€500 / month - Rent The average rent charged for land for the size of the tent and bathroom.

This means that a small family would need between €3,000 and €3,200 to be able to live in this area and begin a semi-normal life, not including the costs of food and medicine, which remain high. He still needs to buy medication each month to treat his chronic illness.

At time of writing, he has raised €31,413 out of his goal of €50,000. Not all of this sum can even go towards the displacement costs, as commission rates are still high. Today the commission ranges between 30-40%, but two weeks ago it was as high as 50%.

It is good to donate what you can as soon as possible while the commission rates are lower than 50%.

This is urgent.