Evacuate Tasneem from Gaza to Egypt for operation

UPDATE 2024-March-3

Thank you to everyone who has donated for your generosity. Tasneem is fairly stable but still needs treatment in Egypt for her skull fracture. The Rafah border is closed and they have raised the price for crossing. Tasneem and her brothers who are also injured are struggling to find shelter in Rafah. The funds donated so far have all been sent to the family in Gaza and are helping to keep them alive.

Tasneem Nabil Musa was injured when her home in Gaza was destroyed by bombs on November 27th. This 14-year-old girl suffered a skull fracture and fractured her hip and hand. She is now living in a refugee tent in southern Gaza. She needs further treatment for injuries, but the facilities she needs don't exist in Gaza.

It's hard to get out of Gaza even for medical treatment. Tasneem's brother, Osama, is in Egypt and can get her a referral to a hospital there, but this requires payment for the needed operation. Tasneem's skull fracture is still bleeding and requires a cranial bone transplant and she needs an ablative operation on her leg. This operation costs $5,000-$6,000 (USD), plus additional costs for follow-up and medication.

When the bombs destroyed the family home on November 27th, the seven family members who were home were all injured. Tasneem's parents, sister, and brother's injuries have stabilized, but her injuries were more severe. The hospitals in Gaza do not have the equipment needed for the operation due to the ongoing war.

After their home was destroyed, Tasneem and her family evacuated to Rafah in southern Gaza. They are now staying in harsh conditions in a tent amongst flood waters from the recent rains.

I met Tasneem's brother Osama in October when traveling through the Middle East. I am organizing this fundraiser in Minnesota. I will transfer all the funds raised here to Osama using Western Union so that he can arrange his sister's referral in Egypt.