incredibly terrifying that iof defense minister released a statement just a few minutes ago saying that the iof is going to switch strategies and turn their “resources and forces” up north. a second wave of pager explosions happened just a few hours ago, with at least 3 dead.
within Palestine, North Gaza has always been the area affected most by iof’s siege that blocked access to food, clean water, and medical supplies (such as fuel, electricity, and operating equipment). there has been an airstrike at least once every 3 days for the past 11 months. iof in recent months have taken to targeting densely populated refugee camps and family homes that are still standing, specifically targeting civilians.
I dread to think what will happen to North Gaza now that iof made clear they will be redirecting most of their forces into the region. The road to relocate to central parts of Gaza or even the southern parts are extremely dangerous and transportation has become extremely expensive.
now more than ever North Gazan families need your support. I ask you all to donate what you can spare for Hazem’s family (vetted), who’s only received €200 in the past 12 hours. Please help, there are 5 young children in this family who still haven’t received the polio vaccine and at high risk of infection.
Only €40 raised in the past hour!! Please continue to donate. Bombings are intensifying near Jabalia, Hazem tried contacting his family yesterday and the connection has been extremely unstable.
€58,165 / €58,500 short term goal. €335 more to raise ASAP. please help
Bayan Abu Nahla is a Palestinian visual artist born in 2001. Originally from the ethnically cleansed village of Yibna in the Ramla subdistrict of Lydd, Bayan spent her childhood in the Yibna refugee camp in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. She has been drawing since childhood, and most of her artworks are ink on paper. The Rachel Corrie Children’s Center in Rafah played a major role in fostering an artistic culture in drawing, theater, and singing for her and the other children of Rafah before it closed down. In 2019, she enrolled in a diploma program in graphic design at the UNRWA Vocational College.
Her works function as diary-keeping to process spontaneous ephemeral feelings and thoughts through pen and paper. She does not care much for other mediums, although she has painted on canvas and created video art. Paper scenes in ink and watercolors remain closest to her heart.
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After living through multiple wars, Abu Nahla’s obsession with losing her artwork in the ensuing destruction was one of her biggest fears — a fear that eventually came true. During this genocide, Abu Nahla lost her home, her artworks, and her mementos. Notably, this included the precious childhood photo album so close to her heart from which she drew inspiration for one of her more distinguished art projects, created in the Shababek for Contemporary Art studio.
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It was emotionally fraught for Abu Nahla to talk about Muhammad Sami, her martyred friend and colleague. She shared how they were one team:
“We were young, and getting to know art and the art world together. His soul departed during a ruthless and unfathomable massacre, the Baptist al-Ahli Hospital massacre. No one expected that such a death awaited Muhammad. The video of the bombing is frightening and shocking. Did he feel that he was martyred? On the morning of the massacre, Muhammad posted a video on his Instagram account in the hospital courtyard leading activities for children; by the evening, he and hundreds of other innocent people had become body parts!
Abu Nahla once drew “Welcome to Gaza,” an artwork she made during the best moments of her life before the war. After the war had begun and the accompanying experiences of loss, displacement, fear, and death, and before she was finally able to seek refuge in another country, she modified the drawing and scribbled “Goodbye Gaza” on top of it. A work full of farewells and sorrow, it is something out of the final scene of a movie before the characters part ways. She longs for the beautiful beachside, for the al-Baqa Café that she would visit throughout the year, and where she drew so many of her artworks.
To put it most simply, her works belong to the state of love and longing that we call Palestine.
the gofundme to support her martyred friend muhammad sami that she talks about in the article, the artist who led children’s activities in the camps, can be found here:
IYAD AND RUBA’S FUNDS ARE COMPLETELY FINISHED. THEY HAVE NO MONEY.
Iyad has Diabetes and he URGENTLY needs medicine. He can’t buy food for his family nor Ruba’s family either. Food and medicine prices are skyrocketing in Gaza and with how slow this campaign is going it is not able to provide for 15 people.
Iyad needs his medicine for his blood pressure. It impacts his mobility meaning it impacts his ability to fucking escape bombs. You know how dangerous it is for Gazans to be stuck in one place.
He also has several young children who are 5, 7, 10, 13, and 14 years old. They have to go without food now.
They have no money. Please, even a dollar helps. Donate however much you can.
Only 3 donations has been made in the past 6 hours! ! !
I am sure many of you will understand how it is like living with a chronic illness. How many doctor appointments you have to go to, the amount of meds you have to take, the lifestyle changes you have to make, but this not the case for Iyad. He is in constant danger while he lives in a tent. He has no source of income! This fundraiser is all he has!
They NEED this campaign to keep it’s momentum so that they can afford food, medicine, and clothes for winter, especially the children. Don’t give up on them now.
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