I'm Youssef from Gaza, and I'm facing extremely difficult circumstances after my home was destroyed in the war. I have three young children, Lana, Aboud, and Adam, who have been deprived of their right to education and play, and have endured unspeakable hardships.
Now we're living in a tent and facing a severe shortage of basic necessities. I lost my job, and the lack of hope seems to be robbing us of a life of dignity. Amidst this suffering, I've launched a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe, and I need your help to reach my goal.
I'm reaching out to you all and asking for your contribution, even a small amount, whether it's £20, £30, £50, or even £100. Every donation will have a profound impact on our lives and will help us rebuild a better future for my children.
Don't leave our children alone in this ordeal. Every little bit of help will make a big difference.
✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #591 )✅️
I am kirsty, I am from England, I met Youssef through volunteer work with Ebon… Kirsty Watson needs your support for Youssef and his family
Isreal is deliberately starving Gaza. Prices are high, and donations are slow for Youssef and his family...
Israel targeted and killed 7 children and 4 adults waiting for water in a drone strike while crowds of people attempted to retrieve clean water from a water truck on July 13th. Water shortages are becoming worse. Fuel shortages are heavily affecting desalination sanitation facilities. People are now dependant on collection centres.
That massacre was just one of several in a 24 hour period on July 12th and 13th. The Health Ministry in Gaza reported that 139 bodies have been brought to hospitals within that 24 hour period.
(Source: The Electronic Intifada)
In Gaza, just standing to receive water, or a food package is a death sentence. And yet the world is silent and complicit in this horror.
The alternative for this is buying food for crazy, expensive prices nobody can bear alone. Keep in mind, there is no income in Gaza.
Youssef ( @yosefgaza122 ) requires urgent donations. Him and his family are human too. His wife Hanan, and children Lana, Aboud and Adam aren't numbers. They have a story to tell (read here).
But the world is unsympathetic and unkind. The world has blocked their ears and eyes to the pain, suffering and extermination in Gaza.
I am kirsty, I am from England, I met Youssef through volunteer work with Ebon… Kirsty Watson needs your support for Youssef and his family
They have only raised 11% of their goal, hardly enough to sustain the prices Youssef describes;
"Dear friend, we are living in a state of high prices in Gaza. Your donation is very important and necessary for my family. Every generous donation will save us from famine. Prices are exorbitant. Prices of basic commodities in Gaza today, Saturday, July 19 1 kg of flour: 200 shekels (£60) 1 kg of sugar: 400 shekels (£120) 1 kg of pasta: 100 shekels (£30) 1 kg of lentils: 80 shekels (£26) 1 kg of rice: 150 shekels (£45) 1 kg of tomatoes and eggplant: 90 shekels (£24) 1 kg of potatoes: 100 shekels (£30)."
The donations they are currently receiving are not enough to cover these costs. Youssef is vetted, (#591) on the @/gazavetters list.
The more shares, the more donations, the more we are helping aid get food a family in need. The more we are feeding three innocent children - be the reason they can eat.
(Please share this image, scan the QR code to donate)
Hello, my friend, my campaign has been deleted and I haven't received the donations I collected. You can send a donation to my children through PayPal at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/hanansfunds.
Go to paypal.me/hanansfunds and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
This is the message I received from the GoFundMe team. Dear Youssef,
We're sending you this message to inform you that, after further review, your GoFundMe account has been removed because it violates our Terms of Service, which you can view here. Specifically, the content of your fundraiser falls under our “Suspension or Termination of Accounts” section, Term 15.1. Account Closures: “(vi) your account displays activity that poses a risk to GoFundMe or its community;”
Our Terms of Service, along with strictly enforced policies from the payments industry, prohibit GoFundMe from allowing you to continue raising money on our platform.
Upon refund, donors will be notified. From the date of notification, those funds will arrive back in your donors' bank accounts within 3-7 business days.
If you feel you’ve received this message in error, please respond to this email and a member of our Compliance team will assist you.
I have started this campaign for Yussef, his previous campaign on another platform was closed. Leaving him with no route to fundraise.
I am Yousef from Gaza, father of Lana, Abdul Karim, and Adam. My house was destroyed and we live in tents under the scorching sun. My wife is eight months pregnant and her health is poor due to malnutrition. Please help me. How will I wait for my child who was born in poor condition? My heart is broken. I dreamed of a wonderful life to spend with them, a dignified life. A life not filled with death, fear, destruction, and deprivation. I wanted to fill his room with toys and his closet with clothes. I wanted to buy him children's books, but I couldn't. The war came and my hopes were shattered. My goal became providing him with a carton of milk and food. I can barely afford anything. Everything is expensive, and we no longer have the income to buy his needs. The eggs of Al-Karm are deprived of many of their basic needs. They are deprived of security and stability. No fruit, no meat, no flour. A kilo of flour costs 30 British pounds. Vegetables are very expensive. A kilo of tomatoes costs 20 pounds, a kilo of eggplants is 20 pounds, a head of garlic is 25 pounds, and a kilo of peppers is 25 pounds. Nothing fills my children's eyes except fear. As soon as they hear the sounds of explosions around them, they start crying. Today, a kilo of onions costs 70 pounds, a kilo of zucchini is 30 pounds, and a kilo of lemons is 50 pounds. Water is undrinkable, and we struggle to get it by waiting in queues, and most of the time, we cannot get it.
Every donation for my children will save us from the tragedy we live every day in Gaza.🙏🫂.
Thank you so much for your generous donations, kindness, and support for me and my family. We are just at the beginning of our journey. Our situation and fate in Gaza are still unknown, yet we continue to yearn for a better future. If possible, your generous donation for my children will bring us to safety.
