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Mohanad and Farah: Our Dreams Reduced to Rubble

My name is Mohanad,28, and this is my wife, Farah,23 .We live in Gaza, Palestine. We met at work, where we both shared dreams of a bright future. Our love grew, and we soon got engaged, filled with hope and excitement for what was to come.

We took a big step and bought a small apartment on installments [costs 31500$]. It was our dream home, and we carefully selected beautiful furniture to fill it with. Each piece represented a part of the future we were building together. But the world around us had different plans.

The war began, and our dreams quickly turned into a nightmare. We both lost our jobs—our only source of income. For forty long days, we couldn’t see each other. Every day was filled with fear and uncertainty. Then, in a single, devastating moment, a bomb destroyed our dream apartment. All that was left were the debts we still had to pay.

Despite the pain and the loss, we refused to let the war take our love away. We got married, but there was no celebration, no ceremony, no joy—just the two of us, surrounded by a few close friends, and the darkness of the war around us.

On December 27, 2023, as the war escalated, we were ordered to evacuate Al-Nuseirat due to the growing danger. With no clear destination, we headed to Rafah, where we sought refuge in a school. A classroom was designated for us and several other families. Life in the school was extremely difficult; there was no privacy, and we were many in a small room, making daily life filled with challenges. Sleep was disrupted, and food and water were scarce.

On January 16, 2024, we decided to leave the school due to its harsh conditions, and we found a small plot of land owned by an acquaintance and set up a makeshift shelter, trying to find some stability amidst the chaos.

However, on February 13, 2024, Rafah also became an unsafe area, forcing us to leave our tent and return to Al-Nuseirat. We settled again in a rented house, sharing it with three other families, living under the constant anxiety of the possibility of another evacuation at any moment.

Every night, we face an indescribable struggle, as the sounds of conflict blend with our fear, making safety feel like a distant dream.

How Your Donations Will Help:

Survival: meet daily living needs such food, drink, and rent costs around $400 a month with prices skyrocketing
Reconstruction: Our apartment costs us 31500$ which is need to rebuild or pay off installments after war.

"If the conflict persists and conditions deteriorate further, evacuating from Gaza could become a necessary step."

We are reaching out for your help to make this dream a reality. Every donation even $10, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to safety and a new beginning.

Please help us start over.

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