There Are Many Ways To Say I Love You In This Cold, Dark, Silent Universe, As Many As The Twinkling Stars.

There are many ways to say I love you in this cold, dark, silent universe, as many as the twinkling stars.

— Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Hey guys, I was reached out to by my friend Siraj @siraj2024 to share his story and shed some light on his situation

Please listen, do not scroll away.

Siraj used to live in Northern Gaza with his family of five, including his wife and three children. He had painstakingly built the family house over ten years, going into debt so that he could provide a beautiful home for his family. But when the occupational forces declared war on Gaza, the area where he had built this home was one of the first areas to get invaded and destroyed by the tanks and bomb shells.

This is the state of their family's beloved home now:

Since large portions of their home was destroyed and they were forced to flee from the violence, Siraj's family has been displaced six times in the months that followed.

Siraj has described to me that living out of these tents has been like living in a convection oven under the current heat wave, and full of disease ridden pests.

His children, who should have been in school and playing with other kids their age, instead have to worry about if they'll have enough water for the day and how they will carry it over long distances. They have to stand long queues just to fill their buckets and even then, the water is so polluted that they have to risk serious illnesses like hepatitis when they drink it anyway, for the sake of their survival.

They have lost an entire year, along with a lot of hopes and dreams, to this genocide that they will never get back.

The gravity of their situation cannot be understated. They do not have access to clean water. They do not have access to basic medical care and hygiene products.

There is no safe place left in Gaza. They are constantly living under the threat of violence from the IOF, illness and starvation.

The funds collected from this gfm will go into reconstruction of their home, as well as providing for the family's basic needs during this troubling time.

Please support Siraj and his family to rebuild his home, educate their children, and meet their needs.

gofundme.com

Donate to Support Siraj's Family in Rebuilding Their Home, organized by Ahmad Abudayeh

hi, my name is ahmad and I'm raising a fund for my cousin Siraj and thi… Ahmad Abudayeh needs your support for Support Siraj's Family in Reb

This gfm was vetted by @/nabulsi and appears on their list of vetted fundraisers (#219)

July 1st: $1,789 CAD raised of $82,000

They have a long way to go, so please dont hesitate to donate anything you can! No amount is too little!

And if you can't, please spread the word so that someone else can. Please make sure to follow Siraj's blog @siraj2024 so you can hear updates on the situation from him directly!

My dear friend,

Welcome, I hope you are well *Subject/Invitation to support me in rebuilding the house*

When the hope of returning home evaporates, and you become displaced and homeless without housing, for an open period, you feel that all your energy has been exhausted, and terrifying nightmares begin to dominate your mind.

I worked long hours and borrowed a lot to complete the house, and I am not happy with it yet. Now all I have is the tent, in which I will stay until an unknown date. My children are living in a state of despair and loss, and how difficult it is to stand in front of them when you are unable to provide them with food, drink, and housing.

My goal now is to rebuild the house, and I am very far from the goal that is a dream for us, so how difficult it is to become homeless indefinitely.

You can help in the following ways:

1. Provide support and share the last 5 posts on my page.

2. Writing a post about my campaign.

3. Send the campaign link to your friends and family via mail or other social networking sites.

4. Post the question on your page as it is.

The campaign is documented by Nabulsi✅

Accept my greetings🌹

Note: Please contact me via messages if necessary

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-sirajs-family-in-rebuilding-their-home

🚨INCREDIBLY URGENT; PLEASE DO NOT SCROLL

"A sudden incursion by the occupation forces into the east of the Khan Yunis area, a displacement of citizens under bombardment, and dozens of martyrs and injuries until this moment. Ambulance crews are unable to arrive.

The Israeli army officially announces a ground operation in the Khan Yunis area, after leaving it months ago.

Now I can say that we are on the outskirts of the danger zone and the danger may extend to us in the evening hours. At this moment I will be forced to make the seventh displacement, and so far I have not found a place to go to. We have no shelter left, unfortunately.

I request urgent support to leave this place as quickly as possible, knowing that our rent expenses in Gaza are very, very high, as are transportation expenses, as well as the commission rate for transferring money."

Siraj posted the above message five hours ago at the time of writing. This campaign is crucial to Siraj and his family's relocation & survival.

Their ultimate goal is $82,000 CAD, but their IMMEDIATE goal is $10,000 CAD --- THEY ARE CURRENTLY AT $9,313 CAD (93%).

Please donate here if you have the resources to -- any amount helps! -- and continue to share/reblog if not.

Siraj's campaign is vetted by nabulsi.

His posts offer more detail.

Daily update (17)🚨

Urgent and dangerous

Date 07-22-2024

Time: 11 am

A sudden incursion by the occupation forces into the east of the Khan Yunis area, a displacement of citizens under bombardment, and dozens of martyrs and injuries until this moment. Ambulance crews are unable to arrive.

The Israeli army officially announces a ground operation in the Khan Yunis area, after leaving it months ago.

Now I can say that we are on the outskirts of the danger zone and the danger may extend to us in the evening hours. At this moment I will be forced to make the seventh displacement, and so far I have not found a place to go to. We have no shelter left, unfortunately.

I request urgent support to leave this place as quickly as possible, knowing that our rent expenses in Gaza are very, very high, as are transportation expenses, as well as the commission rate for transferring money.

gofundme.com

Donate to Support Siraj's Family in Rebuilding Their Home, organized by Ahmad Abudayeh

hi, my name is ahmad and I'm raising a fund for my cousin Siraj and thi… Ahmad Abudayeh needs your support for Support Siraj's Family in Reb

Note: Follow the comments to know the successive events in Khan Yunis

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