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Desperate Plea: A Call For Relife‼️ 🥀

Hello, It's Momen Al Madhoun, writing from the most miserable area in the whole world, I am deeply thankful to all of you. Your support means the world to my family

🍉🍉🍉 I urgently plead you to keep sharing our campaign with your friends, family, and acquaintances

15 months have passed as if it were 15 years, and suffering increasing day after day 😔 Our health is decaying, we have NO IMMUNITY to fight diseases. No healthy food to feed our worn cells. Finding a quiet, clean place for us to get some rest is IMPOSSIBLE! I'm in urgent need of serious financial support so that I can take action and save my family! Our faces speak the misery we're going through! my children can't bear the ruthlessness of war life… pain and cold does not allow either of them to sleep 💔

I found in drawing a way to relieve stress and describe what we are experiencing, but even this i was deprived of, due to the difficulty of obtaining good internet and electricity for a sufficient time If you are interested in art, you can check I my blog I and find my artworks, i hope you will share them and support me to continue fighting and trying Every share and donation brings us one step closer to saving my family's lives. Your support, no matter how small, holds the power to rescue my loved ones from grave danger There are no words can describe how many times we have been displaced The situation we're living now is really hard to imagine Where do we Go?

Imagine the vastness of this universe, we cannot escape to a safe place far from the war

🍉🍉🍉 We rely on your donations to have a shelter and provide basic daily necesseties. We need your contributions and support with us, no matter how small it may be for you, but it makes a difference for my family 🙏🏻 Please, Support us with 5$, 10$, or any donation you can make and it will be really appreciated 🙏🏻

🌟 Our campaign is vetted by 🇵🇸 @/gazavetters List at #291

Donation link 🙏🏻

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‼️Helping me means helping 5 members of my family..‼️

🥶We're freezing🥶

Hello, I'm Wasim from Gaza, in Al-Mawasi specifically... My family and I were displaced from Rafah after hardship, bombing, displacement, and hunger.😭😔

Now we have been away from our city and our beautiful home for 9 months. We have lost our house that my father built stone by stone and he worked 24/7 to build this house. But the occupation destroyed it, and no house remained in my beautiful city remained intact.😭💔💔

We are now living in a tent or semi-tent, which does not protect us from the cold of winter or the rain. Our lives are very difficult.😔😭

Thanks to your donations, we have been able to buy food and flour, and now I am asking you for help to buy a tent that will protect us from the cold of winter. We do not know what it means to sleep because of the extreme cold.🥶

This is our tent made of fabric and some nylon, not closed on one side. We are freezing from the cold. Help us to buy a new tent. You are our last hope.😭🥶🥶🙏

I also want to ask for help for my mother, who is the most precious thing in my life. Without her, I am nothing...

She has a back cartilage disease and is in great pain. She needs physical therapy, medicine, and vitamins, and I am unable to provide them. Help my mother receive treatment.🙏🙏😭

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Hello, my name is Jaafar from North Gaza. I previously created a GoFoundMe donation campaign, and when I got $2,400, they deleted the campaign without knowing the reason. Please support me in my new campaign, Chuffed. Any amount you donate, even if it is small, will help buy flour and vegetables for my family. The price of everything we have is many times its normal price. Please help save my family from starvation! 🥹🙏

Please know that the beginning is difficult for everyone, donate even a small amount, it will definitely mean a lot to us 💔🥲

https://chuffed.org/project/helpjaafar

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WE ARE SO FUCKING BACKKKK

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day 7

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(can you match $20 to this verified campaign?)

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Hello all

Contrary to the indications certain US reports, famine conditions remain in north Gaza due to the occupation’s unrelenting blockade. The scarcity of food has caused food prices to skyrocket, and it is unaffordable for the vast majority of people. Famine is a catastrophe in and of itself. But with winter fast approaching, it is compounded by another looming threat: hypothermia.

There is a long history of study on the relationship between malnutrition and hypothermia, particularly in children. Research shows that as a child’s body enters a state of starvation, the body slows down its functions and decreases its temperature to conserve energy. This can lead to hypothermia in young, malnourished children, even in mild climates.

Baby Ayla is one of thousands of children born into an invaded Gaza. Her young life has been marked by homelessness and hunger. Now her first winter is approaching. Ayla was not yet born for most of the previous winter, and she has had no exposure to the kind of cold, raw conditions that are incoming.

Ayla lives in a flimsy, drafty tent, leaving her exposed to harsh weather. She needs support in order to survive the winter. Warm clothing and winter gear are important steps toward this goal. However, she also needs nutritious food in order to fortify her body against the cold. If Ayla is not able to have baby formula and food, her risk for hypothermia will be compounded.

You can help give Ayla a fighting chance by supporting her mother Bashaer so that she can buy precious food. Not only will this help protect Ayla from starvation, it will also help her be strong enough to resist the coming cold weather. Please give her mother hope that they will survive this.

Thank you❤️

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the al manasra family are vetted by el-shab-hussein and nablusi at #192 here. this is their only opportunity for three small children and their injured parents to survive. this is it.

you know what needs to be done. baruch hashem, you will do it.

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We are in the south... suffering from famine‼️, save us🙏

Hello, I'm Wasim from Gaza, specifically from Al-Mawasi in the south of the Strip...

We are suffering from famine, there is no food other than flour and its price is 300$... It is very expensive, we cannot afford it...

I struggle every day in crowded queues to get bread to feed my family.😞💔

Help me and donate to me to buy flour for my family and satisfy their hunger.🙏

I'm nothing without you. You are my last hope.🫂😞😭

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Link campaign ⬇️

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #290 )✅️

@heritageposts @gazavetters @palestin @palestine @gaza

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🚨 We Need Your Kindness to Survive 🚨

Hello, My name is Mosab Elderawi, and I live in Gaza with my family. Life here has become harder than I ever imagined, and I’m writing this with hope in my heart that you might hear our story.

The ongoing war has devastated my family. We’ve lost 25 family members—each one a beloved part of our lives, taken too soon. I miss them deeply—their laughter, their presence, their love. Every day is a reminder of this unimaginable loss.

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We are now facing daily challenges to survive—things that most people take for granted, like food, clean water, and a safe place to sleep. The harsh realities of life here have replaced our dreams with the constant fight for survival.

Our Current Situation:

💔 Lost Stability: The war has left us without work or a stable source of income. 🍞 Basic Needs: Food and water are becoming harder to afford with rising prices and scarce resources. 📚 Dreams on Hold: Like so many here, my family’s dreams have been replaced by the need to simply survive. 😢 Unimaginable Loss: Losing 25 loved ones has left a void that can never be filled.

How You Can Help:

I’m sharing our story with the hope that someone out there might care. Even $5 can make a big difference for us, and if you’re unable to donate, just reblogging this post can help spread the word.

Your kindness, no matter how small, is something we’ll never forget.

What This Means to Us:

Your support is not about changing our entire situation—it’s about giving us a little relief, a little hope, and a way to keep going. We are not asking for much, and we understand if you can’t donate. Sharing our story is just as valuable to us as a donation.

Thank you for reading this far. It means the world to us to know that someone is listening. Your kindness gives us strength and helps us believe in a better tomorrow.

With all our gratitude, Mosab Elderawi and Family ❤️

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@gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #309 )✅️

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answering a couple questions i got on this post since i realized ppl genuinely wanna know:

tl;dr:

israel lets very, very little aid get into gaza. even the UN can't get in as much as they want to. funding individual families, gazan led initiatives, and mutual aid collectives operating out of gaza ensures gazans can provide for themselves and pay for the extremely expensive aid that is available.

with all the civil infrastructure destroyed by israel, the situation on the ground has devolved into unrestricted capitalism, driving up the price of aid (that should be free!). this makes it more urgent for people to have funding for daily survival.

the post linked above has examples of how donating to individual families can help a lot. if you want to help more than one family at a time, there are many gazan-led initiatives focusing on rebuilding their infrastructure and distributing aid fairly that are worth donating to instead of large charities that already get the majority of donations.

as i mentioned in the last post: @/careforgaza on twitter is a nonprofit started by gazans, it's been endorsed by multiple palestinian journalists.

the sameer project is a collective organized by diaspora palestinians offering emergency shelter to gazans.

ele elna elak is a project aiming to bring water, food, shelter, etc. to gazans and has been promoted by bisan owda.

and the municipality of gaza itself is fundraising to rebuild water infrastructure.

all of these organizations are active inside gaza right now and are being run by gazans. if anyone knows of other gazan-led mutual aid projects, nonprofits or charities feel free to link them in the notes! hope this helped!

long answers under the cut!

if you wanna donate to a charity that's absolutely fine, but the thing is most charities (and even the UN!) are unable to make it into gaza in the first place, leaving aid rotting at the egyptian side of the border or subject to israeli settler attacks

not to mention, charities and nonprofits also maintain a paternalistic colonial relationship with the indigenous people they are trying to help, determining what aid they need for them instead of returning power to them and letting them make their own choices

i'm not here to say that one option is better than the other, just that they achieve different things and are equally legitimate. there's an attitude among people who question the legitimacy of these gofundme campaigns that somehow the people promoting them are telling them not to donate to charities. nobody is stopping you from donating to charities. we are just asking that you do not dehumanize the very real gazans in your inbox just because their method of asking for aid is more direct and risky.

unfortunately that's exactly what has happened. because israel destroyed all of gaza's more formalized infrastructure, it seems that organized crime and rampant inflation has taken its place. aid is supposed to be free, but in order to save for evacuation or the cost of living, people have started selling them at an inflated price. and aid that is truly free attracts intense, large crowds that are dangerous to navigate.

this was posted on abc a few days ago

it's pure, unrestrained capitalism. i've had multiple palestinians describe this situation to me confidence. that's why everything's so expensive now. why people have to rent out tiny plots of land for their tents to sit on, why my friend @siraj2024 still has to buy tarps to cover the broken windows of the overpriced bombed out apartment he rented, and why a bag of flour can cost a thousand bucks in the north.

even before israel closed and then bombed the rafah crossing, the egyptian hala travel agency was only allowing people to cross the border if they paid a hefty $5000 USD per adult / $2500 USD per child bribe. it denies doing this, but the hundreds of stories from palestinians say otherwise.

with regard to the economy, here in america we saw something similar happen in the wake of hurricane helene and milton. the podcaster margaret killjoy describes how she saw dual economies rise after asheville was fully cut off from the rest of the country - some people offered each other supplies for free in a sort of mutual aid honor system, and some people required payment when they lent supplies because they themselves needed to buy stuff for their families. these dual economies exist in gaza too. and this means they all still need money to survive.

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Fundraisers who have reached out to me:

@samarsh11 - gofundme €15,783/€45K goal | Vetted

@tarnem-1 - gofundme €1,320/€60K goal

@shamfarhat1 - gofundme $11,600/$29.5K goal | Vetted (no. 248)

@leenmata123 - gofundme €1,854/€64K goal | Vetted (no. 33)

Please donate and share if you are able to!

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In honour of Drawtectives Season 3 coming out soon, here is a sad Eugene I've been meaning to draw since literally last year!! Accompanied by a small poem I wrote for him because he is my son and I love him <33 [Full thing under the cut].

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Child of the stars, born of this earth, Forever displaced.

Child of the stars, you burned too brightly for us to keep you in this place.

Child of the stars, you grew your wings and you broke free of your golden chains.

Child of the stars, beware the sun lest you meet Icarus' fate.

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I finished my blahaj bag!

Made from old jeans and some scrap fabric

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TIME SENSITIVE! 

HELP SAMAH TAKE CARE OF HER 6 MONTH OLD BABY

Hey everyone i want to draw your attention to @samah-h, a young palestinian mother who wants to raise funds to take care of her family, including her baby who is only 6 months old.

you might have seen Samah's story around, but recently she has had to create a new GFM campaign. so, please make sure to support her now, and donate at the new link below.

Born amidst the bombing and destruction, Samah's infant son does not have access to infant formula, diapers, and basic healthcare. As these products grow more and more scarce due to the israeli blockade, market prices for them have been soaring at alarming levels. Living in tents under the constant threat of eviction due to war and disease, the situation is dire. They need these funds as soon as possible.

Right now samah is looking to raise the first $5k so that she and her family can cover:

the high cost of living and basic survival needs in gaza 

Travel coordination and securing safe evacuation 

Essential healthcare for the baby 

Infant formula and diapers

 Warm clothes and supplies to protect him from the cold

In her own words: “Living in tents is exhausting and filled with daily challenges; we have no clean water, electricity, or proper medical care. Every day we struggle to survive amidst constant bombings and the dangers surrounding us. Your support gives us hope that we can provide a better life for our child.”

This gfm was vetted by @bilal-salah0 so please dont hesitate to lend a hand. Please share and donate any amount you can, this family needs to raise this amount ASAP so that their baby can be taken care of the way he needs.

$10 / $5,000

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gazans who have reached out to me:

all of these campaigns are either directly verified or very likely legit (passed reverse image searches/associated with other verified campaigns). if you see this please pick a fundraiser to donate to, or at the very least, share it! [updated 10/16/24]

@ahmedhells-blog (shared by 90s-ghost) - evacuation fund for ahmed's 20 person family. 25% funded, donate here

@mahmoudswierhh (passed RIS, protected donations) - 17 year old mahmoud is raising money to continue his education. 86% funded, donate here

@dinamahammed99 (vetted by association) - help dina provide for her two infant children. 29% funded, donate here

@noorabd-1992 (shared by 90s-ghost) - nour is raising money to provide for his two small children. 68% funded, donate here

@farahalhabil (passed RIS, protected donations) - ibrahim urgently needs donations after his baby daughter went to the hospital with a lung infection! less than 1% funded, donate here

@mariam-gaza (vetted by association) - evacuation fund for mariam, who is pregnant and has two sick children. only 7% funded, donate here

@mohiy-gaza2 (shared by 90s-ghost) - evacuation fund for mohi and his family, who have suffered multiple displacements and illnesses. 67% funded, donate here

@ahmadresh2 (shared by 90s-ghost) - fund for ahmed to evacuate his family and attend university. 83% funded, donate here

@hatem-family-2 (shared by 90s-ghost, vetted by nabulsi) - fund to support hatem's family, including an infant daughter. 61% funded, donate here

@hadiah1111 (shared by 90s-ghost) - hadia is trying to evacuate her family to egypt and cover surgery costs. 15% funded, donate here

@samarsh11 (verified by nabulsi) - hashem needs to support his family to buy essentials. 26% funded, donate here

@monagaza1 (verified by nabulsi) - evacuation fund for tawfik's family. 21% funded, donate here

@fidaa-family2 (verified by association) - survival fund for fidaa and her two small children. 75% funded, donate here

@abood-gaza3 (vetted by association) - evacuation fund for abood and his pregnant wife and unborn child. 51% funded, donate here

more campaigns here, here, here