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I’m making this post on the behalf of Hamza and his family — a family that includes several young children who’ve now lived years of their lives in hell.

The ceasefire in Gaza is a lie. I was so happy when I heard there’d be one, only to hear that the break in violence, in bombings, in supply shortages was a day or two at the most — though I don’t think it was even that. Everything is still incredibly expensive and people are still dying and being injured en masse.

Please, if you have the means help out my friend Hamza and his family. Donate if you can, or reblog/comment — anything is incredibly appreciated.

Life in a tent has its own quiet hardships

Cold slowly finds its way in, the wind never truly rests, and the space is small, yet we try to carry on.

Our tent has become old and worn out and no longer offers proper protection, especially with a severe weather system expected tomorrow, bringing heavy rain and cold. For days now, we have been trying to secure a safer dome-style tent, simply to get through these days safely.

We have currently reached €24,300, and we need €24,700 to be able to purchase the tent.

It is a small difference, but it means a great deal to us.

The danger is now very serious for us.😭

Today I read an article by Dalia Abu Ramadan, a young Palestinian writer, published in Truthout. It is a powerful piece about how the Gaza genocide has impacted community and faith practices in these months.

He is only a teenager, not yet a grown adult. He should be able to learn, play, rest, and celebrate in community during this time of year. Instead, he is fundraising for food and medicine and he is so vulnerable to the elements that his life completely shaped by the winter weather.

The occupation made life harmful for him before he was even born. His mother's exposure to toxic gas while pregnant with him resulted in his lifelong disability that impacts his dental health.

He needs to receive dental implants, but the healthcare infrastructure for this does not exist anymore in Gaza.

Ahmed has been trying for a long while to raise the funds to travel somewhere that can treat him, but so far he has only raised 11% of his goal. Worse still, much of the funds that he has raised get spent on food, tent repairs, and medicine just to survive from day to day.

I am Inas, a mother of two young children: Muhammad, 7 years old, and Hala, 5 years old. They should have been living their childhood like all children—safe and warm in the embrace of their father. But the war has stolen that dream from us😭😭😭

Six months ago, my husband Anas, a kind-hearted man who endured a life of poverty, was killed by a random shell while on his way to work as a taxi driver. Since that tragic day, I’ve been left to carry the unbearable weight of life alone.

I held a diploma in international secretarial studies and was about to start a job to help support my family. But the war shattered not only our home but also my hopes and dreams. We’ve been displaced six times and now live in a tent that offers no shelter from the bitter cold or the ever-looming fear.

My young children face relentless hunger that weakens their fragile bodies and a cold that knows no mercy for their small hearts. Each day, their cries for warmth and food grow louder, and each day, I feel more helpless to provide them with even the basics of life💔😭😭

I appeal to your humanity, to your compassion. We need your help to survive, to find a safe shelter, and to feed my children. Your generosity could be the reason Muhammad and Hala continue to live and find hope amidst this darkness🥹

Please, help me keep the light of these innocent children from being extinguished by this cruel world

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Children dying from the cold, mothers screaming in pain and anguish, men praying to their Lord against injustice, the elderly groaning, the sick praying to their Lord to ease their pain and cold—all this in the tents.

Your donation and participation are very important; my family survived death due to the rain, floods, and cold.

My family and I have nothing but thin plastic to protect us. Please, if you can, help us with anything. Your support can keep us warm and safe.

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i might as well just post whatever's been sitting in my drafts for the past 2 years