Friends, I would like to draw your attention to another gofundme, another family trying to escape the massacres in Gaza. This is Deema Dalloul, a 20-year old writer who shares her experiences of loss and displacement in the midst of a genocide in her Gaza diaries. Here is part of an entry from March 30, 2024. Pls help with whatever amount you can. Every bit matters
‘At first, I used to believe that small families are the best fit: you don’t need lots of luggage and it’s not even costly to escape at any moment. One car could be more than enough, no struggles with one room, and certainly, a single bed might do the trick. Yet, all my beliefs were altered once my friend’s twin brothers became martyrs in the south, away from all their other siblings, leaving a heartbroken family struggling to survive again with missed fractions. I realized that large families could do better in such tragedies. No matter how much effort it takes to get them in one car, or how many mattresses they might own — not to mention the food they would demand — it’s still a blessing to have someone left if (God forbid) any misfortune occurs.
Yet again, all of these reflections were to evaporate once again, after another friend told me that her family had been divided. Part of them were forced to the south, while the others remained in the northern areas. Other family members were sent to the sky sooner than they could have ever imagined. They have no way of contacting each other: they live in the continuous horror of “not knowing.” Even a tiny word can cause them to panic.’
You can read more of Deema’s work here.
Thank you