For 3 days we had no contact with my family in Gaza City in Shuja’iyya. No telephone, no internet. NOTHING !!!
Every hour and all day long and every day I dial all the numbers of my family in the hope that I can reach at least one person. Also in the news you only hear about heavy fighting in the area ! nothing else.
Today 10.12.2023 we were able to reach my sister Arwa for 22 seconds, who was able to confirm that everyone is still alive. with minor injuries but still alive. THANK GOD 🤲
Unfortunately, all attempts to re-establish a connection failed. I posted a call for help on social media in the hope that someone there would see this and possibly be able to help my family.
I was also able to find some pictures from the social media that show the situation there.
My 3 sisters Manal Hanan and Maha are still “living” in the south of the Gaza Strip.
There is always the possibility to talk to them on the phone. Unfortunately, internet connections are extremely weak.
My sister Hanan has a shelter near the coast in the south, not far from the Egyptian border. THANK GOD !🤲
There is also some bombing there, but not as heavy yet! 🫥
Day by day, it’s getting harder and harder to find food and drinking water for you and the children. My cousin slept in a queue for 3 nights to get a bag of flour. Food is becoming increasingly scarce in the markets and shops that are still open.
NOTHING is spared! everything is destroyed.
including the Great Mosque of Gaza (Al Omari Mosque) (Wikipedia-Link), which is over 4000 years old. Al Omari Mosque – Google Maps
We don’t know what to do! We pray day after day that it will end soon and quickly, whatever the outcome. 😔
the neighbourhood where my mother and my siblings still “live” is now becoming a target (see the video from 2.12.2023)
My sister Hanan has fled to Khanyounis. She has found a “shelter” in Hamad Towers. as you can see in the previous pictures. Today 2.12.2023 5 towers near her were bombed ! She and her family have fled further south in a tent they bought (for $270).
Just pray for them
during this time I was able to transfer $500 to my 3 sister and nephew Ahmad in the south. after 2 failed attempts via WesternUnion 👎 it then went via MoneyGram 👍. THANK GOD.
They split the money between them. Now we know which way it works. At the moment, they can’t do much with money because there’s hardly anything you can buy with money.
Unfortunately we have not found a way to send money to my mother, 4 sister and brother in Gaza City in Shuja’iyya.
The road from the south towards the centre or the north is totally blocked and guarded by tanks and soldiers. EVERY PERSON who tries to pass is shot immediately.
It is only a one-way to the south.
We are still looking for a possibility
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After long and difficult days, communication with my family is almost impossible.
Depending on who has radio and some kind of network, they write in the family group and give a sign of life. even there in gaza they can’t communicate with each other. There is hardly any network.
In the meantime, my sister Mona and her children have been evacuated from Shifa Hospital. they are being “sheltered” again by my mother in Shuja’iyya.
My sisters, Manal, Hanan and Maha and their children are in the south, in Nuseirat refugee camp and in Khan Younis. They are trying to survive there.
The new photos I uploaded today show how they are faring.
There is still bombing everywhere. in the north, south, east, west and center.
They can fill their water canisters every 4 days.
Food is very scarce. Flour to make bread is also extremely scarce.
If they don’t die quickly from a bomb, they will die slowly from hunger.
Sending money via Western Union or Moneygram is also extremely difficult or extremely life-threatening because of the bombing. so far we have tried to send a small amount of money, unfortunately without success.
We keep praying and hoping.
In the night from 7. to 8.11.2023 the street where my mother and my sister were sheltering was bombed. Thank God, no one was injured. The doors and windows in the house were completely destroyed by the pressure wave. 2 of my sisters decided to move further south and find shelter there. My sister Hanan moved to Khan Younis and my sister Maha moved to Nuseirat refugee camp. After a long turtor they arrived safely yesterday. My mother, brother, 2 other sisters, Arwa and Lamia, stayed in the house because their health doesn’t allow them to walk much and far. AND because there is no real shelter anywhere. It’s a 50:50 chance. Places of refuge and hospitals are EXTERMELY overcrowded and the conditions are absolutely inhumane. That’s why many think to stay at home, because they can at least die there with dignity. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the situation is with their homes because many places are now completely destroyed and it is currently life-threatening to visit them. The duration of a fundraising campaign is limited to a maximum of 30 days. This is set by Paypal. After this campaign has expired, I will start a new one to be able to continue helping my family From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your support and prayers. Your words and compassion also give us hope to live on. God bless and protect you
Since yesterday evening 27.10.2023 at about 11 p.m. all connections to my family and the whole region have been cut off. Until today 28.10.2023 at 1:30 p.m. I can not reach my family. We pray that the connections will be re-established soon or that they will be reactivated by the occupier.
