Gaza: Help my family escape genocide and afford treatment

Hello, my name is Tamara Pérez, I'm from Galicia, Spain; and I'm setting this fundraiser in the name of my friend Ahmed Ziad, who is living in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, Palestine. Here you have his words for the campaign:

My name is Ahmed Attaallah, but you may know me as Ahmed Ziad on Twitter. My life used to be quiet and peaceful before the genocide. Like any of you, I went to work everyday, and when vacation time arrived, we used to go to the sea and other beautiful places to have a nice time. We used to have fun in family, but this situation changed. My family (my father, my wife and my future child) and I have been displaced to a camp where we have been hearing the sound of planes and bombs around, with the uncertainty of not knowing if we will be alive the next day. We have even lost our tent and we are living poorly in this improvised thing.

FAMILY

As everyone here, I've lost 6 family members with the genocide. Think about it. Imagine that you have been striped away from 6 family members from the night to the morning. We had dreams and memories together and we won't be able to create more together.

In the other hand, my father has bladder cancer and he needs urgent treatment, which is not available in Gaza. We need to cross the border to Egypt to get that surgeries and medicines. He has been living in such poor state and conditions, in a tent which has no protection against the bugs, animals, sun or rain.

My wife is pregnant and to the present day, she will be due in 80 days in the present day, 3rd of June 2024. I am fearing a lot that day, because she will have to give birth in poor hygienic conditions with no medical assistance. I have fear that I can lose my child, my wife or both of them.

WE NEED TO ESCAPE THIS PLACE

My family and I are fearing the pain and the cruelness of incertainty. They had taken away our future, dreams and it feels like almost imposible to just get a normal life. We won't be able to forget the sound of planes, bombs and people crying their martyrs. Our soul will be traumatized forever remembering our personal loss, our destroyed homes and ripped memories. We can't keep living in this place, so we beg all of you, our friends, to help us. We know that you are out there supporting each palestinian; seeking to help us and believing in our cause. Think that in the future you will be proud of helping any of us, and this is a direct collaboration. We will remember any person that donates, even if it is a single euro. With your help we can do it.

WHAT WILL WE USE THE MONEY FOR?

The money we are asking for is just to leave Gaza to seek for a better life in Egypt. Once we have escaped, we will raise the goal to get the costs for surgeries for my father. As we are not sure if our child will be born before we get the amount to get out of the war we will set the goal to get the money for her too. If we get out on time, it will be used to give birth in a clinic in Egypt; if not, it will be used for the child to get out of Gaza.

Each person costs 5.000$ to coordinate with the Hala Company. As we will be four, the goal set is 20.000€. Then we will raise the amount to afford treatment and surgeries, and get the amount for a trip, emigration papers, and a place to stay in Spain.

CONCLUSION

As I said before, this can happen just because of you. We will be happy to thank any of you, if you donate or share, we will remember all of your names for the rest of our lives. We have seen lots of people supporting Palestine on social media, and we know we can be part of that support. We thank you deep in our hearts. God bless all of you and your families.