Urgent: Hisham Family that needs our support to survive!

Dear Friends,

I am reaching out to you today with a heavy heart and a desperate plea for support.

My name is Hisham Al-Belbeisi, and I am a 26-year-old who once brimmed with passion and ambition.

My journey began with a deep love for life and a fervent interest in studying and working in the field of application programming.

My dedication saw me rise through the ranks from a university student to a freelancer, and eventually, a proud employee at Noon Palestine Company. There, I successfully developed a merchant application, a project that held so much promise but has yet to see the light of day.

Today, I find myself in a situation I never imagined.

Unemployed and unable to support myself or my family, I am filled with shame as I write these words, asking for your generosity.

But as the saying goes, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Since the onset of the war, our lives have been shattered by pain and destruction.

Our home, once a sanctuary, has been reduced to rubble, making it uninhabitable.

The loss is immense, not just of material possessions but of beloved family members.

My uncle, a beacon of inspiration and encouragement in my life, is no longer with us.

Forced to flee from place to place within Gaza, we faced the horrors of genocide and the specter of famine. The Israeli army’s forced displacement to the south left us with nothing—no money, no clothes, and no laptop, which was my lifeline and source of livelihood. Now, my family of seven lives in cramped tents, enduring unbearable heat that feels like an oven. My young nephew, Jude, is injured and suffers from fever, loss of appetite, and weakness.

This is the camp we are staying in.

Our struggle extends beyond shelter. Every day, we carry used water jugs from distant locations, standing in long queues under the scorching sun. The markets are barren, and food, if available, comes at exorbitant prices. We endure nights lining up for drinking water, uncertain if we will even get any by morning.

Cooking on wood fires chokes us with smoke, and we face the constant threat of food poisoning from inedible canned goods.

Physically, I am deteriorating. I suffer from eye muscle fatigue, vision issues, constant dizziness, and debilitating headaches. My left kidney’s poor performance looms over me, a reminder of previous surgeries and the fear of potential kidney failure.

Our connection to the outside world is almost non-existent. With electricity scarce, charging phones and accessing the internet is a constant battle. I missed an interview for a Turkish scholarship due to this lack of connectivity, a chance that could have been a turning point for us.

We cling to the faint hope that the war will stop or a humanitarian truce will take place and that the Rafah crossing will open and allow humanitarian cases to pass, allowing us to leave Gaza and rebuild our lives.

Your donation can make this possible. It will help us evacuate once the crossing reopens and give us a chance to start over, to save my kidney, and to restore my vision.

The number of current members of my family present is 7 . These are their names of my family, I will write their names as I don't know what the future will bring. I want our names not to be another vanished family with no evidence that we ever existed.

Al-Belbeisi family:

Father: Zeyad Yousef Mohammed Albelbeisi,aged 73.

Mother: Abla Fayag Mohammed Albelbeisi,aged 61.

My sisters and Me:

- Rola Zeyad Yousef Albelbeisi,aged 34.

- Nebal Zeyad Yousef Albelbeisi,aged 33.

- Khadeja Zeyad Yousef Albelbeisi,aged 31.

- Eslam Zeyad Yousef Albelbeisi,aged 31.

- Hisham Zeyad Yousef Albelbeisi,aged 26.

Children under our care:

My nephew, Jude Tariq Zeyad Albelbeisi,aged 1 year.

The goal I set for myself is to cover the costs of saving my family from death, providing care for me and them, and covering living expenses in addition to returning to work to support them as follows:

- Covering my family’s basic needs of food and shelter ($10,000). - Family travel costs, including 7 members each, are $5,000: ($35,000)

- Rebuilding our house ($35,000)

- Costs of treating my left kidney: $17,000 including:

- Eye and vision treatment costs: $1000 including: ophthalmologist consultation, vision test, lubricating eye drops, physical therapy or vision exercises.

- Then, setting up my workspace ($2,000).

Your support means everything to us. Please, if you can, help us reclaim our lives and hope for a brighter future.

Thank you from the depths of our hearts,

Hisham Al-Belbeisi.