For Osama Ismail, it has been a grueling 17 months.

Mr. Ismail is a father is currently living in a torn tent in Gaza. He is the sole provider for 10 family members—children and elders who have lost their home, their workplace, and their safety.

Yesterday, Mr. Ismail wrote me: "I am not just trying to survive for myself... I feel like I’m dying slowly—and what hurts the most is seeing my family suffer while I can't do anything." I know that feeling of dying slowly, but I don't know the pain of having to watch my family die with me. I am a very imaginative person, and I find myself very much not wanting to imagine that. If only the imagination were where such things remained contained.

This is not just a plea for donations; it is a plea for dignity. It is a plea for a people going through something unfathomable to any of us.

Here's the plan:

Mr. Ismail is raising funds to evacuate his entire family to safety in Egypt via the Ya Hala coordination office. The costs are steep and verified:
🔹 $5,000 per adult for border crossing fees.
🔹 $2,500 per child.
🔹 Critical funds for flour (currently ~$200/bag) and clean water while they wait.

The funds are being managed and transferred by Hala Kotob, a trusted organizer in California, ensuring every dollar reaches the family directly.

Here's the ask:

Mr. Ismail is currently sitting at at $14k of his family's $70k goal. He needs help closing the gap.

If you can donate $5, $10, or $20, you are buying flour. You are buying a Visa. You are buying a future. If you cannot donate, please share. It's the least we can do; I won't say that for me, but I will sure as fuck say this for them.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/Urgently-help-for-leave-gaza

#DirectAid #CrisisRelief #HumanitarianAid #MutualAidRequest #GazaGenocide #PalestinianLivesMatter #GazaStarving #GazaEvacuation #FamilyEvacuation #BorderCrossing #YaHala #HumanRights #SocialJustice #Boost

How to call it: #GazaGenocide‌, #GazaStarving, or whatever #Netanyahu is doing in #Gaza?

But one aspect remains under-reported. However, it is one of his motives. Here's what has been documented so far.

https://pares.glosm.eu/index.php/part-ii-political-roots

The Italian and Spanish naval escorts abandoned them at the 11th hour to this horror of Israeli torture, because the European Union has no fucking backbone.

“They dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/greta-thunberg-israel-gaza-sweden

#gaza #freepalestine #GazaStarving #SaveGaza #gaza_genocide #flotilla