Hi, my name is Kristy. I'm from the US and I am helping my friends brothers Ali and Mohammed and their family of six raise funds for daily expenses and eventual evacuation from Gaza. The family is originally from North Gaza in the Jabalia Camp, but were forced to flee to Al-Mawasi Khan Younis in the south due to the extreme violence after Oct 7th. Soon after being displaced, they learned that their home had been bombed and they had nowhere to return to.

Here's a message from Mohammed, along with photos and videos of him and Ali amongst the devastation, as he's far more qualified than I am to describe the daily horrors he and his family have been through in the past 11 months:

"I am Mohammed. My family consists of 6 people from northern Gaza City, which was torn by war. I graduated in operational nursing and worked in the Indonesian Hospital on a volunteer basis. After a few days, news came that the entire hospital had been evacuated. The occupation told us to evacuate the city of northern Gaza and head south of the Strip. My family and I went there to a house. My relatives and I sat without electricity, gas, or clothing, without the minimum necessities of life. After a period of staying in the city, the occupation ordered us to evacuate from the city of Khan Yunis and go to the west of the city in what is called the city of Al-Mawasi. We stayed there in a nylon tent that did not protect from the cold and did not protect from the hot rays of the sun. Our skins became burnt from the sun?s rays. The sunstrokes are haunting us day after day, so I hope that you will help us evacuate from Gaza City and go to safety."

Please help my friends by purchasing a t-shirt or sweatshirt. All of the proceeds less Bonfire fees will go to help their family of 6 buy basic necessities and save for evacuation to safety. For more details, please also visit their GoFundMe at: https://gofund.me/3c3ef1b8