"As of today, nearly 42,000 Palestinians—that we know of—have been killed, including over 20,000 children buried, disappeared, and detained. The names of those under the age of 1 fill the first 14 pages of a 649-page document attempting to memorialize the slain. So far, 902 entire families have been wiped off the civil registry. As a result of a deliberate program of starvation, disease, and the destruction of the conditions necessary for survival, The Lancet estimates that, by mid-June, the true death toll was 186,000 and will be as high as 335,500 by the end of the year.

And yet, even now, Israel is far from done." (source)

Fahed & Reem Shehab have been campaigning like crazy for their family since early May. They've survived a year of bombing, shelling and shooting, displacement after displacement, and are now faced with winter and the threats of environmental disaster that loom over all Palestinians in Gaza. Despite their indescribable exhaustion, grief, and terror, in spite of waning interest, they've persisted, risking their lives just for reliable internet connection, because their family of 13—a baby girl who's just 3 months to her 14 year old cousin to their 60 year old grandmother—are totally reliant on these funds, on them, to survive and evacuate.

They've finally made it to the final stretch of fundraising, with about 25% left to go!

Please keep donating and sharing, let's get them the rest of the way as quickly as possible

(vetted here & by the ButterflyEffect Project, #764)

Despite the notes on this, donations have been slowing to a crawl again. Two of Sahar's little siblings (her baby brother Yahya & her little sister Mona), are sick and need medication. Their other siblings and cousins are at high risk of getting sick too (especially their 4 month old cousin, Iman). The immediate concern is providing medication to the two little ones, to help them recover & hopefully prevent spread.

Currently: €55/€450 (€395 left to raise in about 15hrs !)

Please donate whatever you can spare, it's a vital lifeline the family desperately needs

Currently: €45/€450 (€405 left to raise in about 15hrs !)

Couldn't quite hit 64.5k yesterday, really important they get as close to 65k as they can by tonight. Please share and donate

Heiko Hellwig: Silicon Cities (2017)