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Help 5-Year-Old Mariam and Her Family Escape the Horrors of War in Gaza 🍉🕊

Five-year-old Mariam,🕊with her bright pink backpack and tiny hands clutching a red rose, was ready to head to her KG2 class. It was a Saturday morning, October 7, and Mariam was filled with excitement and pride for reaching the next stage of her education. She wanted to surprise her kind teacher with that little rose. But in an instant, her world — our world — was torn apart.

Without warning, the skies filled with the sounds of explosions. The joyful morning turned into a nightmare of dust, fear, and destruction. Her preschool was shattered, her teacher’s life taken, and our neighborhood became a place of ruin. That single day marked the beginning of a relentless assault on Gaza — a place where childhood dreams, laughter, and innocence were erased in moments.

I am Khaled Ismail, a 41-year-old father, and my wife Rasha is 32. We live in Gaza with our three children. Our youngest, beautiful Mariam🕊, is just five years old. Our eldest, Walid, 12, is a boy full of dreams, always hoping to become an inventor. And in the middle, there’s Karim, our 10-year-old, whose laughter and jokes used to brighten our darkest days.

But the war has left scars that words cannot heal. The day of the first airstrike changed everything. Rubble covered their toys, and black dust filled the air. The sound of my children’s cries mixed with the chaos of families running for their lives. We left our home that day, desperately searching for safety. But every step, every shelter, brought only more destruction.

For a year now, we have been displaced, moving from one place to another, only to be met with more violence. Today, our home is nothing more than a frail tent. It offers no shelter from the burning heat of summer or the biting cold of winter. My children’s small bodies are battered by this reality — malnutrition, intestinal infections, heat stroke, and even hepatitis are constant threats.

I have nothing left to change our situation. My children have lost everything. I have lost everything. Their childhood is buried under the rubble, their dreams replaced by survival, and their once-joyful laughter now a faint memory.

I am humbly reaching out to you with a plea to help us escape this endless nightmare. Our dream is simple: to find safety, to give our children a chance at life, to give Mariam and her brothers a future. With every dollar, you offer a glimmer of hope, a step closer to a place where they can finally be children again.

Please, be the reason my family finds peace. Your support, even just one dollar, can make all the difference. Together, we can turn this story of despair into one of hope and resilience. Start today, and be a part of the miracle we need.

Help Mariam🕊. Help my family. Let us find a place to live with dignity and hope. Thank you for reading, and thank you for caring.

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hey please give something to aya and her family. they havent received much attention.

shes supporting herself and her brother as well as her older parents and eldery grandmother with chronic illness

they need food and clean water and medical treatments as well as the high extorted price to evacuate for safety from genocide. it is all taking a toll on their physical and mental health

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can 5 people send aseel $10 so she can pay for her father's medical treatment? vetted

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DESPITE IT ALL, WE HAVE EACH OTHER

no matter how much hopelessness they corner us into, they cannot stop us from taking care of each other.

somewhere to start today is by helping nada, who is less than 40% of the way towards her goal.

https://gofund.me/e06f31d3

please continue to share mutual aid, whether its in your own neighborhood or across the sea. please continue to find both what's urgent and what's beautiful in the world.

thank you always, take care.

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guys i'm truly anxious about the election hysteria detracting from attention that should be going into fundraisers, so ahead of all the ruckus i genuinely think it's important to remember and that fundraisers remain paramount. platforming campaigns periodically is one of very few ways we can help and i'm worried many people will lose sight of that in the midst of the pointless discourse about the election. but it's literally all smoke and mirrors and none of it makes a tangible difference the way fundraising does

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I could be either oldest or third oldest depending on how you slice things, so I know this isn't always cut and dry. But what position are you and do you think it effects how you interact with people in general?

And, while you are here, please share and donate for Mahmoud and his family. He's been trying to raise money since August and still hasn't reached $10,000, dispite being on here night and day trying to get help for his family.

Vet (#190)

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It’s not just about surviving; it’s a dream for a simple, safe life, far from the sounds of bombing and the smell of smoke. At 15, I have big ambitions despite my young age.

My story is more than a plea for survival; it’s a call to fulfill a long-delayed dream—to complete my studies and build a new life for my family, away from fear and daily challenges.

I lost two of my uncles in this war, adding to my family’s pain as we try to hold on despite harsh conditions. Even the basics have become hard to get, and their costs add to our daily struggle.

You might feel powerless, but you can give my family hope. Your support offers me a chance to build a new future full of hope and optimism.

Do not despair of the elections, you can save a family and give it hope. With your support, you give me a chance to overcome the pain and build a new future full of hope and optimism.

To support my family here🇵🇸

👉Vetted

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Some more campaigns that have reached out to me lately, please donate/share if you are able to!

@abedallhferwanagaza gfm (vetted #60) - €14,178/€35K goal

@leen-gaza gfm (vetted) - €13,653/€22.5K goal

@@mohammedatallah gfm (vetted) - €22,606/€82K goal

@rashamansour gfm (vetted) - $3,161/$40K goal

@emanalmadhoun8 gfm (vetted by association) - $4,682/$25K goal

@support-mohammed-family gfm (vetted #57) - €4,198/€20K goal

@fayezjadallah gfm (vetted #355) - £6,800/£25K goal

@halamushtaha gfm (vetted #1) - $2,275/$35K goal

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1 - donate to waleed

2 - donate to mahmoud

3 - donate to ahmed

4 - donate to sahar

5 - donate to aya

6 - donate to mohammed

7 - donate to esraa

8 - donate to mohammed

9 - donate to khaled

10 - donate to ghada

all of these fundraisers are less than 10% of the way to their goal. they need our help. please share. 🇵🇸

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Lulu trying a raspberry

English added by me :)

Palestinian Fundraisers #5 || #1, #2, #3, #4

Hello everyone! While we're here, I wanted to share a couple more Palestinian fundraisers from people who have reached out to me.

Please consider donating if you have the means!

Amounts raised current as of October 29, 2024

@ahlamramadan || https://gofund.me/61f1dd1f 3,580 / 20k EUR

@sfaamq10 || https://gofund.me/b25cb4bf 29,488 / 75k USD

@m8hammed || https://gofund.me/e089ccce 10,416 / 25k EUR

@salem-baker || https://gofund.me/1a1829cd 7,264 / 38k EUR

@yousef1234567 || https://gofund.me/c678ceb6 4,911 / 100k EUR

@ahmed19888 || https://gofund.me/518bb900 7,982 / 89k CAD

@aiamaher || https://gofund.me/c4c2cf82 4,185 / 55k EUR

@nabilalanqar || https://gofund.me/323df037 1,056 / 30k EUR

@alaa-gaza || https://gofund.me/8a70427a 10,096 / 15k USD

@nooralanqar || https://gofund.me/18e8439b 24,010 / 40k EUR

@freepaleatine95 || https://gofund.me/19e0f69f 38,975 / 50k USD

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Senators are going to vote on whether or not we should continue to send aid to Israel on Wednesday, November 13th. Call them, bombard their phone lines with calls. Every fucking day. We have a chance of doing something about this.

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im not sharing them here because i cannot justify circulating racist content but there has been a dramatic uptick since the american election results were announced in hateful and just disingenuously nitpicky genocidal messages about the way i fundraise for mohamed. you can use your imagination about what they’re calling me as a white american jew. re: the less overtly horrendous but nonetheless ridiculous messages (how much do you fuckers donate before you needle me for my word choices?) personal fundraising is not perfect. we are basically asking individuals to so the work that nonprofit teams should be doing. but plain and simply human beings are asking for help and we are listening. these awful messages are water off a duck’s back for me personally but i do worry what kind of danger mohamed is put in by both the trump camp and by sore loser libs feeling like taking out their anger on palestinians and their most vocal allies.

as my work commitments increase this month, it’s more important than ever that i be able to rely on others to take care of this campaign for me.

mohamed is #192 on this verification sheet.

@save-mohamed-family

you can also use this cashapp QR code if you hate gofundme as much as i do:

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It's really ridiculous how we had literal video proof of items being bought and distributed but GoFundMe still deleted HelpGazaChildren's campaign because there weren't any itemized receipts for the aid... Like I understand that in most other situations they're required, but how can you expect receipts from a literal warzone where people are constantly fleeing for their lives??

@abo-ataa, our friend Hussam from HelpGazaChildren, had dedicated all his time and energy into helping displaced people in Gaza, even when he himself was displaced, to the point where he doesn't even have a proper tent for him and his family.

And his personal fundraiser was also cancelled by GoFundMe, where they didn't allow him to collect the 9,000 Euros he raised!

Please try to contribute to his campaign where he's raising funds for him and his family to try and survive the harsh winter. Any amount, no matter how small, will go a long way in supporting them throughout all this.

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https://gofund.me/22e7b5a4

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I am writing this post with tears in my eyes.

I am writing this post with tears in my eyes. 😭😭

We are here in northern Gaza where there is no food, no clean drink, and no winter clothes.

We left our house several times because the house was damaged by the bombing.

All we need now is a tent for my father in southern Gaza because he is sitting on the street homeless.

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #250 )✅️

I ask the people with kind and humane hearts to help us and help my father.

Plant hope in our hearts again

We love life We ask humanity to help us

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reunite the Haboub family

updated link due to GFM transfer issues — see my last post here and @mohammedhaboubsblog's post here for more info.

the current goal is $8824 to evacuate Adli and Rania Haboub. they're in a very dangerous area; there was recently an airstrike on the house next door which martyred several people living with them. let's try to raise the funds to get them to safety as soon as possible.

if you've seen my past posts about the Haboub family, you may remember that Adli and Rania prioritized raising funds to reenroll their son and daughter in university before fundraising for their own evacuation. I can't imagine how it must feel to be forced to make those kinds of decisions. now that they're making plans to evacuate, let's show them our support! every $5 makes a difference.

November 8th: $90 / $8824

tags for reach under the cut, thank you!

@tortiefrancis @starstrucksnowing @timetravellingkitty @flouryhedgehog @jinnazah

@mazzikah @irhabiya @watchnpray @stuckinapril @feluka

@soracities @bloglikeanegyptian @handweavers @trans-axolotl @plomegranate

@briarhips @dirhwangdaseul @mahoushojoe @rhubarbspring @schoolhater

@pcktknife @transmutationisms @sawasawako @anneemay @bedufairy

@libraryposting @geeseareassholes @wellwaterhysteria @deepspaceboytoy @edwordsmyth

@chilewithcarnage @psychotic-gerard @post-brahminism @bringmemyrocks @arslanjae

@determinate-negation @khanger @kibumkim @qattdraws @brutaliakhoa

@sharingresourcesforpalestine @neechees @mothblossoms @handsworthsongs @mangocheesecakes

@reduxskullduggerry @magnus-rhymes-with-swagness @kyra45-helping-others @log6 @7bitter

@toiletpotato @fromjannah @palms-upturned @omegaversereloaded @vague-humanoid

@capricornpropaganda @communist-ojou-sama @xinakwans @heritageposts @velvetys

@ot3 @amygdalae @ankle-beez @communistchilchuck @dykesbat

@watermotif @mavigator @fairuzfan @feluka @ethioirhab

@lacecap @littlestpersimmon @socalgal @ghelgheli @northgazaupdates2 @vakarians-babe