Help Aboud & His Family See Each Other Again

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Hello, my name is Ray, and as a lifelong citizen of the U.S.A., I am doing my feeble best to pay reparations to the Palestinian people.

I am raising funds for my friend Aboud and his family. Due to rapidly deteriorating vision, Aboud was evacuated to Egypt, but had to leave his family behind in Gaza. We are trying to raise funds for the last operation he needs, so please consider donating there as well.

Outside of basic necessities such as food and water, they need a winter tent, winter clothes, and anything else that could help them survive the coming winter. They also require ongoing medical treatment for Najah who is anemic as well as her uncle who requires an operation on his back.

Please donate when you can, and when you can’t share widely amongst your circles. I want them all to survive to see each other again, and I believe you do as well.

Aboud’s words and texts with me follow (lightly edited for clarity):

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We are a family of 7 people. The occupation destroyed my house and everything in Gaza. We have been displaced more than 20 times. We are very tired and we die every day. The occupation does not stop the genocide and stop the bloodshed.

The occupation does not differentiate between civilians and non-civilians. The war has entered its second year and we are dying every minute. We do not have the necessities of life, nor do we have shelter or a decent life.

How long will the genocide last? The world must look at Gaza with compassion and humanity, as it is dying of hunger and fear.

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I am sad for my family. They were displaced today [18 August 2024]. There was very heavy bombing.

Tonight they will sleep in the street because there is no place. People in Gaza are tired of the war. Every day there is displacement, displacement and genocide.

When can they move the tent to another place? They don’t have the money to move the tent. Why does this happen to us?

The occupation destroyed my home and destroyed my whole life. War is the reason. It took everything from us.

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I was able to talk to my family. They said that the situation in Gaza is very difficult and there are no necessities of life there. The occupation destroyed all of Khan Yunis. There is no life in Khan Yunis.

This is my house in ruins. There is no food or water because of their constant displacement.

Heavy shelling in Khan Yunis and there are snipers on the roads. They killed my friend with a sniper today [31 August 2024].

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Repeated displacement is very costly. Because of the bombing and displacement, they have nothing. The occupation has hit the region with a belt of fire.

There is no safe place in Gaza.

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A large number of martyrs [9 September 2024]. Oh God, have mercy!

The occupation wants to kill a large number of people. People are very very very tired in Gaza.

They left the family in place. It was a very difficult and terrifying day. There was heavy bombing.

People have not been pulled out from under the ground yet. A large number of people have been martyred.

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My family’s tent was destroyed by the wind. I can’t sleep at night because my family is homeless in Gaza.

It’s cold there at night and they don’t grow either [they’re starving]. I hope you donate to them through the link so they can buy food and water.

You support my beloved Palestine. Thank you for your humanity and love for us. You want peace for Palestine.

Thank you for listening to me. All respect and appreciation to you.

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Hi, Ray again. Thank you for reading Aboud’s story. As you can see, he’s suffered a year apart from his family, and had to endure being helpless in soothing their terror or caring for his family while stuck across a border.

Please donate when you can, and if you can’t, share widely amongst your circles.

Thank you for your attention and consideration. Be well.

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