Help Hadeel and her family

Hello, my name is Farah Sultan, I am a Palestinian-Australian. I am trying to help my cousin Hadeel and her family of 3 in Gaza evacuate to Egypt so that they can reach safety and obtain the necessary medical treatment as soon as possible.

Hadeel, her husband, and her 5-year-old daughter, Lamar, are now displaced, after their home in the northern Gaza Strip was destroyed and their source of livelihood and their car were lost due to air strikes. Since the first days of the war, they were forced to evacuate their home in northern Gaza due to the heavy Israeli bombing. They took refuge in multiple uninhabitable places, including an unknown destroyed house (with no walls, windows, bathroom or kitchen), all while the threat of air raids loomed over their heads. They have lost family and friends and endured such horrific conditions that it is a miracle they are alive. Since January 2024, Hadeel and her family have been living in a tent in Rafah, central Gaza, sharing this tent with 7 other family members.

Hadeel and her family have no safe place to go in Gaza, and their health is deteriorating. Currently, Hadeel is very fragile and suffers from allergies in her eyes and a rash all over her body. Hadeel had a miscarriage at the beginning of the war due to the constant bombing and lack of health care after trying to conceive for 5 years. Unfortunately, Lamar, who is five years old, suffers from a severe cold and a chest infection due to inhaling polluted air and phosphorus. The family is distressed and are psychologically impacted, especially Lamar, who often cries and feels afraid of the continuous attacks launched by planes and tanks throughout the night. Lamar is constantly crying over the loss of her -toys, safety, healthy food, kindergarten, and deprivation of education like the rest of the world’s children.

Hadeel and her family have limited access to medical care. They do not have a partially functioning local hospital to go to – the closest partially functioning hospitals are at the end of Rafah, which could take them several hours to arrive without a car. The only way they can travel to the hospital is by animal cart, as there is no petrol. The hospital(s) in Rafah are also operating beyond capacity without all the medical equipment/resources needed to treat patients.

Life is becoming more challenging for them day by day. Hadeel tells me that at the beginning of the war, they were able to cook on gas, but this gas ran out, and they now rely on firewood and an old clay oven. Unfortunately, Hadeel and her family wash their clothes by hand, which causes Hadeel back pain. Waste spreads throughout the camps, and diseases are spreading. They also suffer in the tent from insects, mice, lizards, and flies.

Despite the hardship of living under occupation all their lives, Hadeel and her family never thought about leaving Gaza. However, the situation in Gaza is now catastrophic and unbearable. Now they have begun to evacuate the eastern areas of Rafah, and the situation is getting worse. They are in dire need of rest after months of continuous aggression against them for 7 months. Their lives are in danger any minute now. The bombing is really close by.

To evacuate to safety, Hadeel, her husband, and Lamar need $15,000 to get out safely as quickly as possible. Your contribution will directly support their journey to live safely outside Gaza (exiting Gaza is not easy, as the various authorities impose a lot of fees) and provide the necessary funds for transportation and temporary accommodation. Food, medical care and other basic needs.

Every donation, no matter the size, will contribute to their journey to safety. Your support means more than just financial assistance; It shows solidarity, compassion and a shared commitment to preserving human life and restoring their life to some form of normality.