Hossam Qazzaz

Images: Hossam Al-Qazzaz sent us update photos of his daughter, Habiba, who is currently in hospital due to her parents having to feed her ground rice and milk, in addition to pollution in the food.

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Written by @rumiandroses

This is the reality for Hossam Al-Qazzaz in Gaza. His ten

-month old daughter, Habiba, is now in the hospital—weak, undernourished, her tiny hand wrapped in gauze and tape, an IV doing the job that formula should have done.

Hossam, his wife Hanan, and their four children—Bashar (9), Hani (8), Diana (4), and baby Habiba—are displaced once again, forced to flee after their area was designated an active combat zone. The little shelter they had left among the ruins of their home is now unsafe. They now sleep in a tent, with no walls to protect them and no roof to shield them from the bombs or the elements.

Despite it all, they cling to hope—hope that they’ll survive long enough to escape. Hope for a day when their children can live in peace.

But survival alone has become a full-time battle. Over the past few weeks, Hossam has faced death multiple times just trying to access aid. He’s seen his brother-in-law and nephew severely injured in front of him. He’s made dangerous trips to aid centers, only to return empty-handed or narrowly escape shelling. He does all of this while also caring for his family and elderly parents, both in poor health.

Gaza’s infrastructure has collapsed. Jobs have vanished. There is no electricity, no clean water, and no stable access to food or medicine. Even basic items like rice, cooking gas, clothing, and diapers are becoming luxuries, as prices skyrocket due to the Israeli blockade and severe shortages. Baby formula, when it can be found at all, costs over $60 a can—an impossible amount for a family with no income.

Since this war began, the Al-Qazzaz family has endured the unthinkable: being bombed out of their home, attacked by wild animals in the night while displaced, suffering from malnutrition, and living in fear of each new dawn.

And still, they keep going.

Please, for the sake of little Habiba—who was born into a war she never chose—and for her family, we ask you to share their story. Help us connect them with those who can donate, no matter how small. Every act of kindness counts. Every share, every dollar, every prayer helps bring this family one step closer to safety, stability, and dignity.

You can donate to the Al-Qazzaz family's GoFundMe campaign here:

Unfortunately, it seems that the problems are coming together. We have now been asked to evacuate our area immediately. Please, my friends, help us. Displacement is very, very expensive. We must pay rent for a plot of land on which we can set up our tent. Please donate to us and participate.

Are you tired of us? Do you feel that we have become a burden to you?

We apologize to you, but there is no one standing with us but you.

Everyone left us and you are the ones who stood by us, so please my friends don't leave us, don't leave us

We haven't received enough donations for a while and we are in a tragic situation now so please donate to us all we want now is to buy some food for the children and milk for my baby girl so please donate to us and share our posts

Images: (Top) Hossam and his children, sitting stop the ruins of their home before Hossam cleared out the debris and did his best to rebuild what he could. (Bottom) A recent photo of Bashar, Hani, Diana and little Habiba, eating food bought with money raised from your donations.

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Written by @rumiandroses

Hossam Al-Qazzaz, his wife Hanan, and their four young children (Bashar, Hani, Diana, and baby Habiba) have been displaced again and again. For months they have endured bombardments, lived in a fragile tent, survived on scraps, and risked their lives just to secure the resources they need in order to survive. Recently, Hossam described navigating chaos and gunfire just to reach a foreign aid center—leaving at 2 a.m., dodging bullets, watching others die for food.

Now, what little fragile stability they have is crumbling again.

An evacuation notice from the IDF, issued to Hossam's region.

TRANSLATION:

Top text: To all those present in blocks 47, 106, 108, 109 in Khan Younis Governorate

Red zone label (center): Dangerous combat zone

Blue box (bottom right): The Israeli Defense Forces will operate with full force in your area of presence. The terrorist organizations, led by H*m*s, continue their terrorist activities in the civilian areas where you live! For your safety, evacuate immediately westward to Al-Mawasi.

Box with QR code (left side): Scan the QR code to view the block map

Hossam and his family are just 200 meters from the evacuation zone. Israeli forces have ordered mass evacuations in Khan Younis. With nowhere else to go, Hossam walked to the beach to scout a small patch of ground between the tents of other displaced families. He will move his wife and children there—closer to the sea, and further from any known safety.

“We’re being cornered,” Hossam wrote to us. "They’re pushing us all into a narrow strip on the coast.”

This is not just a crisis. It is a relentless and systemic stripping away of dignity, shelter, food, and hope.

Please pray for Hossam and his family. Please share. And if you’re able, please donate to help them survive another forced displacement. Your help may be the only lifeline left.

You can donate to the Al-Qazzaz family's campaign here:

We also are sponsoring a Chuffed campaign to assist the family with evacuating, and rebuilding their lives when possible:

Hello my friend, how are you? The internet has been down for a while and may be down again. We can't contact anyone, We have not received any donations for four days. We are in a very tragic situation with no food or water. We are tired and struggling to survive. My children are very exhausted, especially my baby daughter whom we can't buy milk for. Please help us, my friend. Donate and share our post. Please. I am very sorry if I bothered you.

Images: (Top) Hossam and his children, sitting stop the ruins of their home before Hossam cleared out the debris and did his best to rebuild what he could. (Bottom) A recent photo of Bashar, Hani, Diana and little Habiba, eating food bought with money raised from your donations.

@habob-family

Written by @rumiandroses

Hossam Al-Qazzaz, his wife Hanan, and their four young children (Bashar, Hani, Diana, and baby Habiba) have been displaced again and again. For months they have endured bombardments, lived in a fragile tent, survived on scraps, and risked their lives just to secure the resources they need in order to survive. Recently, Hossam described navigating chaos and gunfire just to reach a foreign aid center—leaving at 2 a.m., dodging bullets, watching others die for food.

Now, what little fragile stability they have is crumbling again.

An evacuation notice from the IDF, issued to Hossam's region.

TRANSLATION:

Top text: To all those present in blocks 47, 106, 108, 109 in Khan Younis Governorate

Red zone label (center): Dangerous combat zone

Blue box (bottom right): The Israeli Defense Forces will operate with full force in your area of presence. The terrorist organizations, led by H*m*s, continue their terrorist activities in the civilian areas where you live! For your safety, evacuate immediately westward to Al-Mawasi.

Box with QR code (left side): Scan the QR code to view the block map

Hossam and his family are just 200 meters from the evacuation zone. Israeli forces have ordered mass evacuations in Khan Younis. With nowhere else to go, Hossam walked to the beach to scout a small patch of ground between the tents of other displaced families. He will move his wife and children there—closer to the sea, and further from any known safety.

“We’re being cornered,” Hossam wrote to us. "They’re pushing us all into a narrow strip on the coast.”

This is not just a crisis. It is a relentless and systemic stripping away of dignity, shelter, food, and hope.

Please pray for Hossam and his family. Please share. And if you’re able, please donate to help them survive another forced displacement. Your help may be the only lifeline left.

You can donate to the Al-Qazzaz family's campaign here:

We also are sponsoring a Chuffed campaign to assist the family with evacuating, and rebuilding their lives when possible:

Images: (Top) Hossam and his children, sitting stop the ruins of their home before Hossam cleared out the debris and did his best to rebuild what he could. (Bottom) A recent photo of Bashar, Hani, Diana and little Habiba, eating food bought with money raised from your donations.

@habob-family

Written by @rumiandroses

Hossam Al-Qazzaz, his wife Hanan, and their four young children (Bashar, Hani, Diana, and baby Habiba) have been displaced again and again. For months they have endured bombardments, lived in a fragile tent, survived on scraps, and risked their lives just to secure the resources they need in order to survive. Recently, Hossam described navigating chaos and gunfire just to reach a foreign aid center—leaving at 2 a.m., dodging bullets, watching others die for food.

Now, what little fragile stability they have is crumbling again.

An evacuation notice from the IDF, issued to Hossam's region.

TRANSLATION:

Top text: To all those present in blocks 47, 106, 108, 109 in Khan Younis Governorate

Red zone label (center): Dangerous combat zone

Blue box (bottom right): The Israeli Defense Forces will operate with full force in your area of presence. The terrorist organizations, led by H*m*s, continue their terrorist activities in the civilian areas where you live! For your safety, evacuate immediately westward to Al-Mawasi.

Box with QR code (left side): Scan the QR code to view the block map

Hossam and his family are just 200 meters from the evacuation zone. Israeli forces have ordered mass evacuations in Khan Younis. With nowhere else to go, Hossam walked to the beach to scout a small patch of ground between the tents of other displaced families. He will move his wife and children there—closer to the sea, and further from any known safety.

“We’re being cornered,” Hossam wrote to us. "They’re pushing us all into a narrow strip on the coast.”

This is not just a crisis. It is a relentless and systemic stripping away of dignity, shelter, food, and hope.

Please pray for Hossam and his family. Please share. And if you’re able, please donate to help them survive another forced displacement. Your help may be the only lifeline left.

You can donate to the Al-Qazzaz family's campaign here:

We also are sponsoring a Chuffed campaign to assist the family with evacuating, and rebuilding their lives when possible:

All of this—for a bag of beans and a bag of pasta.

Image: (Top) Hossam sent us a picture of the only aid he was able to receive a few days ago: a bag of beans and a bag of pasta. (Bottom) S recent image of Hossam and little nine month old Habiba.

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Story written by @rumiandroses

This is what Hossam Al-Qazzaz, a father in Gaza, endures just to feed his family.

Every few days, Hossam risks his life to reach an American aid distribution site near the seaside. To even get there, he must leave his home around 2:00 a.m., walk over 14 kilometers, and gather within a one-kilometer radius with thousands of others. As dawn breaks, American soldiers set off fireworks—a signal for the crowd to run the final kilometer. People shove, sprint, and scream in a chaotic stampede. IDF soldiers open fire at those who cross the perimeter. Hossam describes it as a scene from a jungle: desperation, chaos, and fear.

Images: Thousands of starving people rush aid centers in Gaza. Many are shot, just trying to get food for their families. Source

Only the fastest and strongest make it to the food. Those who are weaker, or who are further down the distribution line go home empty-handed. Often, the parcels are snatched away by others, and conflicts break out with knives and sharp weapons. Sometimes, Hossam makes it out with something small—this week, just a bag of beans and a bag of pasta. Other times, he returns with nothing but his life.

"I’m just glad I came back alive," he wrote to us, after his most recent trip to the aid center left him empty-handed.

The situation is only growing more dangerous. Aid is scarce, the crowds hoping to receive the aid are massive, and Israeli forces often fire on civilians trying to reach food. Hossam and his wife Hanan live in constant fear for their own lives, as well as for their children’s safety. They are fighting an uphill battle just to provide food for their children, from posting about their situation constantly on platforms that keep banning them due to “community guidelines” violations (apparently posting about the severity of their situation is a ban-able offense) to doing everything they can to find food in their area, like going to the aid center.

Please, if you are able, donate to help Hossam and his family, so they can buy food and water without having to risk death to get it. And if you cannot donate, please share this post. Gaza does not need more silence—it needs action.

You can donate to the Al-Quzzaz family's GoFundMe campaign here:

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Things are getting worse. We have endured hunger and the humiliation we receive when receiving aid, to the point that we are risking our lives. But now we are being asked to evacuate our area and move to the coastal area of Al-Mawasi.

All of this—for a bag of beans and a bag of pasta.

Image: (Top) Hossam sent us a picture of the only aid he was able to receive a few days ago: a bag of beans and a bag of pasta. (Bottom) S recent image of Hossam and little nine month old Habiba.

@naimq

@diana-family

@hane-qazaz

@haneqazaz2

@hanon-qazaz

@hanoon-gaza

Story written by @rumiandroses

This is what Hossam Al-Qazzaz, a father in Gaza, endures just to feed his family.

Every few days, Hossam risks his life to reach an American aid distribution site near the seaside. To even get there, he must leave his home around 2:00 a.m., walk over 14 kilometers, and gather within a one-kilometer radius with thousands of others. As dawn breaks, American soldiers set off fireworks—a signal for the crowd to run the final kilometer. People shove, sprint, and scream in a chaotic stampede. IDF soldiers open fire at those who cross the perimeter. Hossam describes it as a scene from a jungle: desperation, chaos, and fear.

Images: Thousands of starving people rush aid centers in Gaza. Many are shot, just trying to get food for their families. Source

Only the fastest and strongest make it to the food. Those who are weaker, or who are further down the distribution line go home empty-handed. Often, the parcels are snatched away by others, and conflicts break out with knives and sharp weapons. Sometimes, Hossam makes it out with something small—this week, just a bag of beans and a bag of pasta. Other times, he returns with nothing but his life.

"I’m just glad I came back alive," he wrote to us, after his most recent trip to the aid center left him empty-handed.

The situation is only growing more dangerous. Aid is scarce, the crowds hoping to receive the aid are massive, and Israeli forces often fire on civilians trying to reach food. Hossam and his wife Hanan live in constant fear for their own lives, as well as for their children’s safety. They are fighting an uphill battle just to provide food for their children, from posting about their situation constantly on platforms that keep banning them due to “community guidelines” violations (apparently posting about the severity of their situation is a ban-able offense) to doing everything they can to find food in their area, like going to the aid center.

Please, if you are able, donate to help Hossam and his family, so they can buy food and water without having to risk death to get it. And if you cannot donate, please share this post. Gaza does not need more silence—it needs action.

You can donate to the Al-Quzzaz family's GoFundMe campaign here:

(DM @gaza-giving-tree to be removed)

Things are getting worse. We have endured hunger and the humiliation we receive when receiving aid, to the point that we are risking our lives. But now we are being asked to evacuate our area and move to the coastal area of Al-Mawasi.

All of this—for a bag of beans and a bag of pasta.

Image: (Top) Hossam sent us a picture of the only aid he was able to receive a few days ago: a bag of beans and a bag of pasta. (Bottom) S recent image of Hossam and little nine month old Habiba.

@naimq

@diana-family

@hane-qazaz

@haneqazaz2

@hanon-qazaz

@hanoon-gaza

Story written by @rumiandroses

This is what Hossam Al-Qazzaz, a father in Gaza, endures just to feed his family.

Every few days, Hossam risks his life to reach an American aid distribution site near the seaside. To even get there, he must leave his home around 2:00 a.m., walk over 14 kilometers, and gather within a one-kilometer radius with thousands of others. As dawn breaks, American soldiers set off fireworks—a signal for the crowd to run the final kilometer. People shove, sprint, and scream in a chaotic stampede. IDF soldiers open fire at those who cross the perimeter. Hossam describes it as a scene from a jungle: desperation, chaos, and fear.

Images: Thousands of starving people rush aid centers in Gaza. Many are shot, just trying to get food for their families. Source

Only the fastest and strongest make it to the food. Those who are weaker, or who are further down the distribution line go home empty-handed. Often, the parcels are snatched away by others, and conflicts break out with knives and sharp weapons. Sometimes, Hossam makes it out with something small—this week, just a bag of beans and a bag of pasta. Other times, he returns with nothing but his life.

"I’m just glad I came back alive," he wrote to us, after his most recent trip to the aid center left him empty-handed.

The situation is only growing more dangerous. Aid is scarce, the crowds hoping to receive the aid are massive, and Israeli forces often fire on civilians trying to reach food. Hossam and his wife Hanan live in constant fear for their own lives, as well as for their children’s safety. They are fighting an uphill battle just to provide food for their children, from posting about their situation constantly on platforms that keep banning them due to “community guidelines” violations (apparently posting about the severity of their situation is a ban-able offense) to doing everything they can to find food in their area, like going to the aid center.

Please, if you are able, donate to help Hossam and his family, so they can buy food and water without having to risk death to get it. And if you cannot donate, please share this post. Gaza does not need more silence—it needs action.

You can donate to the Al-Quzzaz family's GoFundMe campaign here:

(DM @gaza-giving-tree to be removed)

Things are getting worse. We have endured hunger and the humiliation we receive when receiving aid, to the point that we are risking our lives. But now we are being asked to evacuate our area and move to the coastal area of Al-Mawasi.

Images: (Top) Hossam and his daughter Diana (Middle) Map of the evacuation notice given to about 80% of Khan Yunis residents (Bottom) A close up map of the evacuation area. Hossam's family is in square #111.

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Story written by @rumiandroses

Hossam Al-Qazzaz, his wife Hanan, and their four young children, are among the 80% of Khan Younis residents now ordered to evacuate toward the coast.

They are currently in Square 111, a region dangerously close to the so-called "evacuation zones" that are actively being bombed.

Hossam has shared that their area is expected to be targeted next—and they fear that when the next order comes, they will be forced to flee into even deadlier zones.

Last night (05/18/2025) was horrific. “We never imagined that we would be alive in the morning,” Hossam wrote. Now, with communications at risk of being cut off, Hossam has asked the world to share his message and pray for his family’s survival.

His hope is to find a path to safety, to protect his loved ones, and to stay alive long enough to rebuild.

Please, share this post, pray for Hossam and his family, and consider donating if you can, so that this precious family can continue to survive.

You can donate to Hossam's GoFundMe here:

We heard from Hossam again today; the bombings are getting worse.

Many people in their area have been killed.

The Al-Qazzaz family is in danger, even as we type these words.

I hope you are all well.

I would like to confide in you a little, and I hope you will listen to me for a moment, if you please.

In light of the famine we are experiencing, we are faced with two choices. The first is to buy food available in the markets. Unfortunately, since food, especially vegetables, is very scarce, it is very expensive, and it takes a lot of money to buy one meal a day. Imagine that the cost of this meal is close to $50, and unfortunately, it will not be enough for anyone. Unfortunately, we have spent all the donations on buying food, and we are now without money. The second option is to go and collect aid from the aid distribution area in Rafah. This option is very risky. First, the aid is not enough for everyone who goes to receive it. What is happening is that thousands of people are rushing to try to obtain the food parcel, and even if you do receive the aid, it may be stolen by bandits. Second, anyone who goes there exposes themselves to arrest and, on occasion, to gunfire. I look at my young, hungry children. I look at my elderly father and mother. I look at my poor wife. I stand for a long time looking at my infant daughter, Habeeba, and I wonder what I should do.

Hunger has worn their bodies down.

First, I hope that some donations will come to us so that I don't have to go to get the food parcel that could end my life or return empty-handed. But what if I don't receive any donations?

In that case, I am forced to go, no matter the outcome.

My dear friends,

We are in a great ordeal and a real tragedy. Please don't leave us. Please don't abandon us. Help us with all your might. Please.

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I hope you are all well.

I would like to confide in you a little, and I hope you will listen to me for a moment, if you please.

In light of the famine we are experiencing, we are faced with two choices. The first is to buy food available in the markets. Unfortunately, since food, especially vegetables, is very scarce, it is very expensive, and it takes a lot of money to buy one meal a day. Imagine that the cost of this meal is close to $50, and unfortunately, it will not be enough for anyone. Unfortunately, we have spent all the donations on buying food, and we are now without money. The second option is to go and collect aid from the aid distribution area in Rafah. This option is very risky. First, the aid is not enough for everyone who goes to receive it. What is happening is that thousands of people are rushing to try to obtain the food parcel, and even if you do receive the aid, it may be stolen by bandits. Second, anyone who goes there exposes themselves to arrest and, on occasion, to gunfire. I look at my young, hungry children. I look at my elderly father and mother. I look at my poor wife. I stand for a long time looking at my infant daughter, Habeeba, and I wonder what I should do.

Hunger has worn their bodies down.

First, I hope that some donations will come to us so that I don't have to go to get the food parcel that could end my life or return empty-handed. But what if I don't receive any donations?

In that case, I am forced to go, no matter the outcome.

My dear friends,

We are in a great ordeal and a real tragedy. Please don't leave us. Please don't abandon us. Help us with all your might. Please.

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Hello my friend, we have not received any donations for two days and all the free food distribution points have closed. We are now left with only one option, which is to buy expensive food. So please, my friend, donate to us what you can and share our post so that it reaches everyone. Please, for the sake of my innocent little children, please, we are on the verge of a real famine.

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I hope you are all well.

I would like to confide in you a little, and I hope you will listen to me for a moment, if you please.

In light of the famine we are experiencing, we are faced with two choices. The first is to buy food available in the markets. Unfortunately, since food, especially vegetables, is very scarce, it is very expensive, and it takes a lot of money to buy one meal a day. Imagine that the cost of this meal is close to $50, and unfortunately, it will not be enough for anyone. Unfortunately, we have spent all the donations on buying food, and we are now without money. The second option is to go and collect aid from the aid distribution area in Rafah. This option is very risky. First, the aid is not enough for everyone who goes to receive it. What is happening is that thousands of people are rushing to try to obtain the food parcel, and even if you do receive the aid, it may be stolen by bandits. Second, anyone who goes there exposes themselves to arrest and, on occasion, to gunfire. I look at my young, hungry children. I look at my elderly father and mother. I look at my poor wife. I stand for a long time looking at my infant daughter, Habeeba, and I wonder what I should do.

Hunger has worn their bodies down.

First, I hope that some donations will come to us so that I don't have to go to get the food parcel that could end my life or return empty-handed. But what if I don't receive any donations?

In that case, I am forced to go, no matter the outcome.

My dear friends,

We are in a great ordeal and a real tragedy. Please don't leave us. Please don't abandon us. Help us with all your might. Please.

vetted by @gazavetters , and (#287) on their list of verified campaigns.

I hope you are all well.

I would like to confide in you a little, and I hope you will listen to me for a moment, if you please.

In light of the famine we are experiencing, we are faced with two choices. The first is to buy food available in the markets. Unfortunately, since food, especially vegetables, is very scarce, it is very expensive, and it takes a lot of money to buy one meal a day. Imagine that the cost of this meal is close to $50, and unfortunately, it will not be enough for anyone. Unfortunately, we have spent all the donations on buying food, and we are now without money. The second option is to go and collect aid from the aid distribution area in Rafah. This option is very risky. First, the aid is not enough for everyone who goes to receive it. What is happening is that thousands of people are rushing to try to obtain the food parcel, and even if you do receive the aid, it may be stolen by bandits. Second, anyone who goes there exposes themselves to arrest and, on occasion, to gunfire. I look at my young, hungry children. I look at my elderly father and mother. I look at my poor wife. I stand for a long time looking at my infant daughter, Habeeba, and I wonder what I should do.

Hunger has worn their bodies down.

First, I hope that some donations will come to us so that I don't have to go to get the food parcel that could end my life or return empty-handed. But what if I don't receive any donations?

In that case, I am forced to go, no matter the outcome.

My dear friends,

We are in a great ordeal and a real tragedy. Please don't leave us. Please don't abandon us. Help us with all your might. Please.

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For us, it’s heartbreakingly close to home.

Over the past seven months of writing these stories, we’ve come to know the people behind them—not just as names or fundraisers, but as people. Real human beings, with hopes, dreams, and aspirations, who are truly suffering.

Real people, whose cries for help are being ignored by a cold and unfeeling world.

While we helplessly watch as the world's first livestreamed genocide unfolds in real time in our phone screens, we check our messages every morning with a mix of dread and hope, praying that the people who we've come to see as friends have survived another long, dark night.

This morning, we heard from Hossam Al-Qazzaz.

Image: We received another update from Hossam this morning, detailing the nightmarish conditions his family is living in while the area they are trapped in is being indiscriminately bombed.

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@naimq

Written by @rumiandroses

Hossam, his wife Hanan, and their four children—Bashar (9 years), Hani (8 years), Diana (4 years), and Habiba (9 months)—are currently trapped in an area now dangerously close to evacuation zones that are being actively bombed.

Images: Hossam shared the most recent evacuation warning given to the people in the area he and his family are living in. The Al-Qazzaz family is currently in block 111, and the bombings are only getting closer to them.

A few days ago, Hossam messaged us just after a missile strike, telling us he was going to bravely help transport wounded civilians who were calling out for help from the darkness. Today, he wrote again:

“We are fine my friend, but the bombing does not stop at all and it is everywhere. Many, many of our neighbors have been martyred. We have become afraid to leave our place except for extreme necessity.”

Can you imagine raising small children in that kind of fear? Trying to survive when every trip outside could mean death? The family has already survived long nights of bombing, where they didn’t think they’d see the morning. Now, they are holding out in a rapidly shrinking safe zone, surrounded on all sides by loss.

Images: (Top) Hossam Al-Qazzaz and Bashar, Hani, Diana, and Habiba. (Bottom) A recent photo of the children; your donations have made it possible for the family to buy what little food they can find, as famine spreads in Gaza and the prices of basic food items astronomically increase due to supply and demand.

Please, do NOT scroll past this family.

Pray for Hossam, Hanan, and their children.

Please share, and consider donating if you are able to help this family survive, and evacuate to safety when they are able.

You can donate to the Al-Qazzaz family's GoFundMe here:

Only €7,839 raised of €55K goal despite fundraising since April 2024!!

You can enter my necklace raffle (2.0) if you donate to this fundraiser!

Your donations help people facing frequent bombings every day afford food, water, and other basic needs – it is literally lifesaving!! Please share this fundraiser and donate if you are able to! Every little bit helps!

For us, it’s heartbreakingly close to home.

Over the past seven months of writing these stories, we’ve come to know the people behind them—not just as names or fundraisers, but as people. Real human beings, with hopes, dreams, and aspirations, who are truly suffering.

Real people, whose cries for help are being ignored by a cold and unfeeling world.

While we helplessly watch as the world's first livestreamed genocide unfolds in real time in our phone screens, we check our messages every morning with a mix of dread and hope, praying that the people who we've come to see as friends have survived another long, dark night.

This morning, we heard from Hossam Al-Qazzaz.

Image: We received another update from Hossam this morning, detailing the nightmarish conditions his family is living in while the area they are trapped in is being indiscriminately bombed.

@hane-qazaz

@naimq

Written by @rumiandroses

Hossam, his wife Hanan, and their four children—Bashar (9 years), Hani (8 years), Diana (4 years), and Habiba (9 months)—are currently trapped in an area now dangerously close to evacuation zones that are being actively bombed.

Images: Hossam shared the most recent evacuation warning given to the people in the area he and his family are living in. The Al-Qazzaz family is currently in block 111, and the bombings are only getting closer to them.

A few days ago, Hossam messaged us just after a missile strike, telling us he was going to bravely help transport wounded civilians who were calling out for help from the darkness. Today, he wrote again:

“We are fine my friend, but the bombing does not stop at all and it is everywhere. Many, many of our neighbors have been martyred. We have become afraid to leave our place except for extreme necessity.”

Can you imagine raising small children in that kind of fear? Trying to survive when every trip outside could mean death? The family has already survived long nights of bombing, where they didn’t think they’d see the morning. Now, they are holding out in a rapidly shrinking safe zone, surrounded on all sides by loss.

Images: (Top) Hossam Al-Qazzaz and Bashar, Hani, Diana, and Habiba. (Bottom) A recent photo of the children; your donations have made it possible for the family to buy what little food they can find, as famine spreads in Gaza and the prices of basic food items astronomically increase due to supply and demand.

Please, do NOT scroll past this family.

Pray for Hossam, Hanan, and their children.

Please share, and consider donating if you are able to help this family survive, and evacuate to safety when they are able.

You can donate to the Al-Qazzaz family's GoFundMe here:

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This image is a new update describing the area we live in.

Unfortunately, we haven't received any donations for a while, and we are in dire need of donations to buy food. Number 470 has been sitting in our campaign for more than 24 hours, and it seems as if he won't give up his place and refuses to give up.

Thank you all very much.

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Bashar, Hani, Diana and Habeeba, my four children. Pray for them, my friends, and donate for them if you can.

Images: (Top) Hossam and his daughter Diana (Middle) Map of the evacuation notice given to about 80% of Khan Yunis residents (Bottom) A close up map of the evacuation area. Hossam's family is in square #111.

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Story written by @rumiandroses

Hossam Al-Qazzaz, his wife Hanan, and their four young children, are among the 80% of Khan Younis residents now ordered to evacuate toward the coast.

They are currently in Square 111, a region dangerously close to the so-called "evacuation zones" that are actively being bombed.

Hossam has shared that their area is expected to be targeted next—and they fear that when the next order comes, they will be forced to flee into even deadlier zones.

Last night (05/18/2025) was horrific. “We never imagined that we would be alive in the morning,” Hossam wrote. Now, with communications at risk of being cut off, Hossam has asked the world to share his message and pray for his family’s survival.

His hope is to find a path to safety, to protect his loved ones, and to stay alive long enough to rebuild.

Please, share this post, pray for Hossam and his family, and consider donating if you can, so that this precious family can continue to survive.

You can donate to Hossam's GoFundMe here:

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