Hello, I am Omar from Gaza and I am 19 years old. It didn't start on October 7th, as some think. It started a long time ago, but it intensified on October 7th.

In the early morning hours of the first day of the war, when my home area was classified as a dangerous area, and from that moment on, we haven't experienced a single moment of calm...

🕊️ Our peace was shattered, and our souls were uprooted in the most horrific ways...

Explosive belts destroyed everything, but they won't be able to destroy our love for life and our homeland ❤️.

They destroyed my home and killed my loved ones before my eyes!

Despite all this, I didn't leave steadfast Gaza alone ✊. I suffered hunger, fear, and death for it...

But today, after more than 600 days of steadfastness, I stand on the brink of collapse.

I have nothing left... no home, no mattress, no shelter, no daily sustenance.

Even water... that simple right has become an unattainable dream 💧.

Every day I wake up to the sound of bombing, and every night I go to sleep unsure if I'll ever see a new morning.

Every donation from you is not just a number 💕, it's a lifeline, warmth on a cold night, a loaf of bread to satisfy a child's hunger 🍞, and a glimmer of hope for hearts that have only known pain.

Help me survive, to hold on, to persevere in the face of the unbearable.

Help me stay alive... so I can say one day that humanity has not failed Gaza