Help my family find safety and survive in Gaza

Hi everyone,

My name is Maryam Yahya Altalouli. I live in the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing brutal war has forced me to create this donation account. Our lives have been turned upside down, and we are desperately seeking your help.

We are a family of 10: me, my parents, my siblings Muhammad, Ahmed, Moad, Aya, Nour, and my younger siblings Maria and Qais.

On the first day of the war, we were forced to leave our home in the northern part of Jabaliya refugee camp due to intense bombing. We fled to my sister’s house in the center of the Jabaliya refugee camp, hoping for safety. At the end of October 2023, we survived the Jabaliya massacre when the entire area around us was destroyed by bombs. It was a miracle that we survived. We saw death and came painfully close to experiencing it. My sister's house, where we were staying, was severely damaged. At that point, we decided to escape from North Gaza Strip to the south, on foot, walking many kilometers for hours.

My father refused to leave and stayed in Jabaliya refugee camp. My brother Moad, a surgeon, also stayed at Al Andunisi Hospital until it was attacked, forcing him to flee to the south. He finally joined us and is now working as a volunteer in various hospitals in the south of Gaza Strip. My brother Ahmed, who is an engineer, lost his job due to the destruction of his workplace.

In the south of Gaza Strip, we first stayed in Khan Yunis at a relative’s house. During that time, we received the devastating news that our entire house in Jabaliya refugee camp had been bombed and completely destroyed. We stayed in Khan Yunis for almost a month, but when the military operations drew dangerously close, we fled to Rafah. We lived in a tent there for more than five months, exposed to the blazing sun, the harsh cold of winter, and unhealthy living conditions.

A month ago, military operations began again, this time in Rafah, forcing us to flee back to Khan Yunis. Each time we moved, it cost us a large amount of money, draining everything my father had saved. In the last invasion of Jabaliya refugee camp three weeks ago, our second house was partially damaged and became uninhabitable.

My sister Aya completed her medical studies at a university in Egypt. She graduated five months ago, but due to the war, we were unable to pay all her tuition fees, preventing her from obtaining her university certificate. She planned to return to Gaza to work, but now she is stuck in Egypt, and we cannot support her expenses there.

Please help me and my family survive this war. Everything we need is expensive—food, medicine, water—and we are struggling to manage on our own. Your generosity could help us rebuild our lives and give us hope for the future.

A small donation could make a significant difference in our lives. Thank you for your support and generosity.

Warm regards,

Maryam Yahya Al-Talouli