Help Ibrahim with Down syndrome and his family survive.
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Please help us to arrange to get my brother Ibrahim Hammad aged 16 who has Downs Syndrome and the rest of his family out of Gaza!
Because Ibrahim has Downs Syndrome he is especially vulnerable during Israeli bombardments because the noise panics him so much that he can’t breathe, speak or communicate.
During heavy bombing near our house in al-Zahraa district Ibrahim’s heart stopped three times and my parents had to perform artificial resuscitation on him to save his life.
The bombing is also having a huge psychological impact on him as he can’t stop crying or control himself. Ibrahim can't live with these harsh conditions because of his condition and illness. He and the rest of the family have been displaced several times, from al-Zahraa to the ground of al-Aqsa university in Khan Younis and now to Rafah, and he has suffered psychological traumas during the displacement. We are extremely worried about what could happen if Israel now attacks Rafah.
Ibrahim’s life in Gaza and the suffering war has caused him was covered in the international press just a couple of years ago - read it here https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestine-disability-israel/ - the situation now is so much worse.
A child, like the rest of the children in the world, has the right to live in a calm and beautiful environment free of wars, genocides and problems. We hope that God will remove this grief so that Ibrahim’s life can return to normal again and that the child Ibrahim, who has a kind and caring heart, can return to sharing his daily routine and the details of his life with his friends.
I’m Amjad Hammad, Ibrahim’s brother, and I’m currently in Belgium. All money raised will go towards getting across the Rafah border into Egypt and out of war-torn Gaza. Every donation, no matter how small, is a huge help - thank you so much for your kindness.
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Amjad hammad
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Antwerp, VLG