For more than three days, my sister Mona and her children Abeer, Duaa, Ahmad and Abdelrahman (disabled) have been surrounded in the building where they are seeking shelter. Without food and without water.
Today my brother Ibrahim was able to speak to her on the phone and find out more about the situation.
All the men were arrested and dragged along, about 70 men were surrounded on all sides by 3 metre high earth walls and mounds.
Women and children were gathered on the ground floor of the building. They didn’t know when and where they were allowed to go outside, they were waiting for orders from the occupying soldiers!
Later today they would be allowed to leave the building. They had to walk eastwards. They arrived at a somewhat secure place for the time being. Only for tonight and possibly until tomorrow. After that they will try to continue eastwards to Abeer’s house near Amani. that would be in Al Shejaiyah. the situation is and remains difficult and changes every moment.
Lamia and Arwa are fine, they are stuck at home and can’t do anything. My mum is also fine, she is in the same situation. The situation is absolutely dangerous. We hope it will calm down again soon.
Please pray for all of them. God will release them all for us and for all people. 🤲
since last night 17.3.2024 the area around Al Shifa hospital has been bombed again. my mother, brother, sister Arwa Lamia and Mona are still there. sister Mona is the closest to the hospital. Today 18 March 2024, like everyone else in the area, she had to fear for her life and the lives of her family. This morning, several neighbouring houses were bombed and completely destroyed. My sister cried on the phone and asked us what she should do. It is possible that the house in which she is seeking shelter is the nearest house. She can’t go out because the tanks and snipers are outside. we didn’t know what to say. Except that we prayed to God to protect them and have mercy on them. 😔
The situation eased a little towards the evening, but everyone had their bags ready in case they had to leave. They also have all their clothes on (hijab), so at least they are not exposed.
the photo shows them a few days ago at the beginning of Ramadan: from left Abeer (Mona’s daughter), Ibrahim (Amani’s son), Arwa, Lamia, Mona and her son Ahmad, Osama (Arwa’s son) and Abdelrahman Mona’s son
Sharing with you my sisters’ daily struggle to find food in the Besieged Gaza City in the north of the Besieged Gaza Strip. They forage around and when they find something that looks edible they try to figure out if it is safe to eat it and feed the hungry children.
Sometimes they send us plant photos asking if it is safe to eat. We try our best to search and Google the pictures and descriptions.
What is the chance that we or Google make a mistake and misidentify a plant and tell them it is safe to eat and feed hungry children? Some pictures below show what they are foraging and we managed to identify
- Wood Sorrel, edible
- Sago Palm, Toxic for humans and pets
- Beet leafs, edible
- Araucaria Pine, nuts are edible, but not sure about the trunk sap
Donations are still needed to Give life to my family in Gaza.
Please donate or pass on my fundraiser details to people you know.
Your support will grant life and keep hope alive in humanity.
God Bless you all.
Ibrahim Joha
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We mourn the loss of our youngest family member
Watean (9 days)
She left us today 12 March 2024.
We hope she finds her rest and peace in paradise.
May God have mercy on her and receive her into his grace.
Amen🤲🏻
Her newborn daughter „Watean“ (9 days old today) had to go to hospital yesterday and has to be kept alive in a baby incubator. Unfortunately, she has not eaten much in the last few days, neither from her mother nor from the bottle. The first tests did not show such good results. She is dehydrated and has blood infections.
WE are holding our hands up 🤲 and praying that she survives.
on the other Site, my sisters sent new photos of their „at the moment“ everyday life and how their children are adapting to the current situation and discovering new skills and tasks. they would like to express their gratitude to all those who support us.
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The new member of the Joha family is called Watean. It’s my sister Maha’s new baby Girl.
For a bit of privacy, her husband set up a tent in the courtyard of the building where they had previously shared with hundreds of others. This way he can support his family better and more directly.
Thank God we can communicate with our family almost every day. By phone or internet.
They are doing well. Thanks to your support and donations, we have been able to send money in the last few days so that they can buy food. According to the media, food is extremely scarce or even non-existent in northern Gaza.
My sister Amani and Arwa told me that they have to walk for 2-3 hours in the market and in the streets to find or buy some food.
We hope that more food will arrive soon. Otherwise money won’t help either! because they have nothing left to buy to eat. There is only hygiene, decoration, etc… nothing edible.
We continue to pray that it will stop very soon, preferably immediately, because if my family has not been killed by the bombing till now, they will be killed by hunger
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