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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 📚 Dreams on Hold: Like so many here, my family’s dreams have been replaced by the need to simply survive.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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Samar Abu Alwan, mother of 3, is currently in the ICU and urgently needs blood transfusions and other medications and supplements. Mohammed has a message of thanks and a request for help:

Samar’s health continues to deteriorate. I am the one who takes care of my three children alone. It is a heavy burden. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and may God bless you. I cannot find the words to describe your generosity. Without you, we would have been dead long ago. May God bless you and keep you for me, my family and my children.

Venmo: gothhabiba Paypal: paypal.me/Najia Cashapp: $NajiaK

$387 / $1,000

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Pour one out for a real one.

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Hello there 👋,

We hope you're well. Our son Osama and our family are struggling due to the ongoing war in Gaza. Osama's life and work have been devastated, and he’s working hard to rebuild.

Osama has started a GoFundMe campaign, "Helping Osama Rebuild His Dream." Your support would mean a lot to him and to us. Please consider checking it out, sharing it, or DONATING.

Link: https://gofund.me/100da7db

Thanks so much for your kindness 💖

With gratitude,

Osama's Family

Vetted by @90-ghost @gazavetters

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PLEASE BOOST!

kind of a last minute callout but rent is due and my comms are open! I do any kind of character design work, including these more affordable card commissions.

pls DM me if you’re interested or share!

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I don't know I'm not done talking about it. It's insane that I can't just uninstall Edge or Copilot. That websites require my phone number to sign up. That people share their contacts to find their friends on social media.

I wouldn't use an adblocker if ads were just banners on the side funding a website I enjoy using and want to support. Ads pop up invasively and fill my whole screen, I misclick and get warped away to another page just for trying to read an article or get a recipe.

Every app shouldn't be like every other app. Instagram didn't need reels and a shop. TikTok doesn't need a store. Instagram doesn't need to be connected to Facebook. I don't want my apps to do everything, I want a hub for a specific thing, and I'll go to that place accordingly.

I love discord, but so much information gets lost to it. I don't want to join to view things. I want to lurk on forums. I want to be a user who can log in and join a conversation by replying to a thread, even if that conversation was two days ago. I know discord has threads, it's not the same. I don't want to have to verify my account with a phone number. I understand safety and digital concerns, but I'm concerned about information like that with leaks everywhere, even with password managers.

I shouldn't have to pay subscriptions to use services and get locked out of old versions. My old disk copy of photoshop should work. I should want to upgrade eventually because I like photoshop and supporting the business. Adobe is a whole other can of worms here.

Streaming is so splintered across everything. Shows release so fast. Things don't get physical releases. I can't stream a movie I own digitally to friends because the share-screen blocks it, even though I own two digital copies, even though I own a physical copy.

I have an iPod, and I had to install a third party OS to easily put my music on it without having to tangle with iTunes. Spotify bricked hardware I purchased because they were unwillingly to upkeep it. They don't pay their artists. iTunes isn't even iTunes anymore and Apple struggles to upkeep it.

My TV shows me ads on the home screen. My dad lost access to eBook he purchased because they were digital and got revoked by the company distributing them. Hitman 1-3 only runs online most of the time. Flash died and is staying alive because people love it and made efforts to keep it up.

I have to click "not now" and can't click "no". I don't just get emails, they want to text me to purchase things online too. My windows start search bar searches online, not just my computer. Everything is blindly called an app now. Everything wants me to upload to the cloud. These are good tools! But why am I forced to use them! Why am I not allowed to own or control them?

No more!!!!! I love my iPod with so much storage and FLAC files. I love having all my fics on my harddrive. I love having USBs and backups. I love running scripts to gut suck stuff out of my Windows computer I don't want that spies on me. I love having forums. I love sending letters. I love neocities and webpages and webrings. I will not be scanning QR codes. Please hand me a physical menu. If I didn't need a smartphone for work I'd get a "dumb" phone so fast. I want things to have buttons. I want to use a mouse. I want replaceable batteries. I want the right to repair. I grew up online and I won't forget how it was!

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❗️I am requesting emergency assistance.❗️ I desperately need help with INSULIN this month.

Anyone willing to help me get my insulin? I'm down to my last pen and its pretty much close to being empty.Nt asking for a much, only need $370 rn to save my blood sugar. please help me with a small donation or share,reblog any help can save my life.  Thank you so much and be blessed.💓💓🙏🙏

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Please help & Blessings ❤

DONATION RECEIVED$109/$370

THANKS Y'ALL

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📢 Help Rebuild Our Lives: A Family's Fight for Survival in Gaza❗🚨

🚨Urgent 😟👇🇵🇸🚨

Hello everyone!!

My name is Lena Khames, a 27-year-old wife to my husband, Mohammed, and a proud mother of three beautiful children: our daughter Yasmmen and our two sons, Ali and Adam.

We come from Al-Zahraa in the Gaza Strip. I have a diploma in e-commerce, but our once stable and hopeful life has been shattered by the devastation of war, leaving us struggling to rebuild.

Our world collapsed when a missile targeted our home, reducing it to rubble in an instant 💔. The home we had built with $40,000, a place where we had hoped to raise our children in peace, was completely destroyed. We have been left homeless, with nothing but memories of what we once had.

Our family has been forced to move repeatedly 💔due to the conflict. After being displaced from our home by military force to a supposedly "safe" area, we quickly learned there is no safe place in Gaza. Each time the danger intensified, we had to flee again, struggling to protect our children from the violence that surrounded us. Today, we live in a tent under unbearable conditions, without even the most basic necessities.

In one of the many attacks, my husband, already suffering from a previous injury, was seriously wounded in his leg 💔. He now requires continuous medical care and a special device to help him walk again. To make matters worse, my husband lost his brother Mahmoud in the conflict—his brother died in his arms while they were inspecting the ruins of our home. The emotional and physical pain has weighed heavily on him, and on all of us.

Adding to our burden, my husband also lost his car—the sole source of income for our family— 💔 which had cost him $20,000. This loss has left us without any means of financial support, making it nearly impossible to care for our children and ensure their safety.

How Your Donation Will Help Us 🙏:

We are seeking to raise €100,000 to help secure a temporary place for our family, as we are currently living in a tent and our children desperately need a safe and stable environment. The funds will also allow us to begin rebuilding our home, which was destroyed, and restore the stability and hope we once had. Additionally, we need urgent financial support for my husband’s medical treatment and travel to find safety and proper care, as we try to escape the ongoing nightmare of war and genocide that we are forced to endure.

👉 Donation Link: https://gofund.me/c17aa129

Please share, like and donate this campaign with your friends, family and colleagues to help us achieve our goals. I would appreciate your assistance. Any amount, even if small, will make a difference in providing assistance to my family in our hour of need.

Thank you for taking the time to read this message and consider making a difference in the lives of those affected by the ongoing crisis in Gaza

With gratitude,

Lina & Her Family

✅Campaign Verification ✅

🔎 Vetted by @gazavetters, on this list (#103)🔎 vetted by @90-ghost here

@a-shade-of-blue here

@brokenbackmountain here

@gaza-evacuation-funds here

✌️ It's Time to Donate!✌️

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reblog to reblog from the person you reblogged from

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Major campaign update—Mohammed Hijazi

We made a post for Mohammed about half a year ago. He was displaced southward from his home in Gaza City with his elderly parents by IOF assault. He and his parents are currently living in a tent in Rafah, where they are exposed to extreme heat, hunger, malnutrition, dehydration, and a lack of medical care.

Mohammed’s father suffered a serious neck injury from the occupation, and is now in a very difficult condition. Since we last spoke, his father’s condition has deteriorated severely. His condition is so bad that he is in need of an emergency surgery to save his life.

The only thing holding up the surgery is the cost. Mohammed has had a campaign open for more than 8 months, but progress has been slow.

Mohammed’s father deserves to live, and Mohammed and his family deserve to not have to watch their loved one slowly die.

Previously, Mohammed was trying to raise funds to evacuate his family so that they can receive the care and stability they need. Right now, funds will go toward Mohammed’s father’s surgery. Further funds will be used for survival and to arrange evacuation into Egypt when the border reopens.

Link to SHARE: https://gofund.me/dca2ac27

Link to DONATE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-mohamed-and-his-elderly-parents-from-genocide

Vetted by 90-ghost

Doctors in Gaza estimate that Mohammed’s father has less than one month to undergo surgery before he becomes paralyzed from the neck down! Please do everything you can!!!

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My family, my dear friends and everyone who knows me or not.

My name is Issam, I live in Gaza, and I'm 29 years old. Everyone who knows me knows that I am a reserved, quiet and reclusive person. I have always been an independent person and used to do everything myself for my family. So, I hope you understand that today it's difficult for me to talk about my personal issues and finally ask for help

I will tell you my story briefly, after I realized some of my dreams a short time ago by marrying my life partner and moving into my house, which we only stayed in for a few days until we were in the middle of the war, we fled to save ourselves and stay alive, we lost hope in life after all our dreams that we had dreamed of since childhood were shattered

One of our dreams was to settle in the house we built stone by stone and be happy like other couples, but we couldn't because of the war.

I used to work as a lawyer in several companies, I am unemployed, I lost my job, I have no source of income, and everything I saved I put in the house, the house was destroyed and I have nothing now.

This is a picture of me as a lawyer with the head of the Bar Association

My wife and I decided to start a fundraising campaign so that we can get some money to evacuate us after we lost everything, to rebuild our house that was destroyed by the occupation, and to get food, water and other necessities of life so that we can live first and then think about our future, which we don't know anything about.

Now, this is our house, which was destroyed by the occupation after my wife and I equipped it

The place where we live now is devoid of all the necessities of life, and we struggle with access to water, food, safety, and all the necessities needed to live.

I realize that we're all going through tough times, so anything that helps, whether it's your love and support, your donation, sharing my story, or sending love and prayers, it's all accepted and greatly appreciated, and I hope that anyone who is able to help me will help me and spread the link, because literally every dollar makes a difference.

Here is the link to the private fundraising campaign

@90-ghost @nabulsi @sar-soor @sayruq @appsa @fairuzfakhira

My campaign has been verified by:

@90-ghost here.

@gazavetters,my number verified on the list is ( #205 ) here.

@dlxxv-vetted-donations here.

@bilal-salah0 here.

@tododeku-or-bust here.

@collgeruledzebra here.

@comrademango here.

@mar64ds here.

@mangocheesecakes here.

@a-shade-of-blue here.

@magnus-rhymes-with-swagness-blog here.

@gaza-evacuation-funds here.

@bettertheodds here.

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URGENT HELP 🚨

Hello, I'm Ola, a graduate student from the faculty of science - Al-Azhar University in Gaza Palestine. I truly appreciate you taking a moment to read my story. As you reading my message, myself and my family, “my mother, father, three sisters, and my little brother,” are fighting death in northern Gaza and trying to survive under all kinds of suffering including but not limited to fear, instability, and starvation, thirst, and poverty.

For 9 months until now, we have been struggling to get proper food after prices increased by 15 to 20 times, struggling to have clean water for use and drinking. We lacked security and stability as we were forced to evacuate our house and left everything behind.

I sincerely hope you can empathize with our dire situation and consider supporting us. You can follow me to make sure I am not a scammer and to inquire about any details. Your generosity has the power to make a significant difference.

Please reblog my post, follow me and boost my posts, and repost the link to our campaign across all your social media.

My campaign has been vetted by @90-ghost here, @northgazaupdates here, @el-shab-hussein , and @nabulsi 's spreadsheet of vetted campaigns #205.

Thank you for standing by me ❤️.

Please donate and/or reblog 🥺🙏🇵🇸

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i feel like a lot of people who started politically 'waking up' after october 7th have hit a wall because i really don't know how you could follow what's been happening to palestine this past year & educate yourself about the history of israeli and us imperialism & still be convinced that any kind of military action supported or enacted by the us and allies could possibly even remotely be to the benefit of the people of the region they're invading or warmongering in. you still fall for faux progressive rhetoric and have no understanding of international politics or class warfare if you are parroting CNN and BBC talking points on everything But israel. it's like someone finally getting 1+1=2 and then you ask them what 2+2 is and they just stare at you blankly

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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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bubbie, ezra david mattes, 2022. sharing comic work from my archive today to draw attention to my friend mohamed's campaign. @save-mohamed-family's family has a rare opportunity to evacuate if their campaign goal is met. the al manasra family are vetted by el-shab-hussein and nablusi at #192 here. they must generate enough money to pay for every member of their family to cross the border by january 12th.

i hope this comic is meaningful to you. please share for my friends.

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Our daily struggle to find a piece of bread 🍞

It is well known now that the people of Gaza in the south part are struggling and experiencing the hunger again due to lack of wheat flour 🌾 , which is necessary to make bread 🥖 🍞

Yesterday i have made my journey to bring bread from one of the bakery in Nuserirat area, after waiting for more than 5 hrs, unfortunately I was not able to bring eatable bread to my small family.

The price of 20 small bread is 20 nis (about 5,5$), and from the black market it is more 10-15$.

Here is a documention for my journey to survive and wait in a long queue for a piece of bread

Hope this war will end soon, to back to our normal lives

Stop 🛑 the war

stand with us if you can, via gofund me link:

Regards