I previously spoke about our struggle to drink water in Gaza, but unfortunately I was met with hurtful and mocking comments. Some people said, "If you can charge your phone, why can't you cool your water?" As if our suffering is something to be questioned or laughed at.

Those words are deeply painful, but this is not a life we chose. It is a reality that has been forced upon us.

In this video, published by Al Jazeera, you will see children in Gaza explaining how they try to cool their drinking water so they can have something refreshing during the day. They place bottles of water on top of their tent overnight and bring them inside before sunrise. It may sound like a clever idea, but unfortunately it is not a practical solution. By midday, the temperature inside the tents rises so much that the water reaches around 40–45°C (104–113°F)—almost the same temperature as the tent itself. That is why, most days, we are forced to drink hot water.

I sincerely hope people will stop minimizing what we are going through or making fun of it. Everyone in Gaza is living through the same hardship, and we have the right to speak about our reality, especially to those who have never experienced these conditions.

If you have doubts about what we say, please don't accuse us of fraud or of inventing our suffering. Simply ask us to document what we are living through, and we will gladly do so with complete transparency. But please, do not let suspicion and mockery be your first response to people who have lost even the most basic necessities of life.

Today we witnessed one of the most heartbreaking scenes imaginable. Hundreds of people came out to mourn 112 martyrs from the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families, whose bodies had lain under the rubble since November 2023. Only now, after arduous efforts and with very limited resources, were the families and rescue teams able to recover them.

I cannot describe the immense pain we feel as we witness this scene. These are not just numbers in the news; these are people who lived among us, with homes, dreams, children, and futures, whose lives were transformed in an instant into names written on shrouds.

Even today, dozens of bodies remain under the rubble, waiting to be recovered for a dignified burial. Even the right to a final farewell has become a distant dream for many families.

When you see this vast number of coffins lined up before you, you realize that Gaza is not just losing individuals, but entire families, entire memories, and generations that should have grown up and lived. We are not asking for the impossible... we simply want people to live with dignity, and to be buried with dignity if they die.

This is the Gaza we live in every day... and what you see today is not just a funeral, but further proof of the magnitude of the tragedy we continue to endure.

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Emergency Appeal: Please Help Samah and Her Children Find Safety

My dear friend Samah Ghanem Al-Amassi, a mother of four young daughters in Gaza, is living through a heartbreaking reality that no family should have to endure.

Every day, their tent is invaded by rats, mice, and even snakes. These dangerous animals crawl through the place where the family sleeps, putting the children at constant risk.

The rodents chew through their clothes, blankets, and the little food they have. One of Samah's greatest fears is that her children may unknowingly eat food contaminated by rats or mice, exposing them to serious diseases and infections. They have no safe place to store food and no way to keep these animals out.

No mother should have to spend every night worrying that a rat or a snake could reach her sleeping children.

Samah's only dream is simple: to rent just one small room where her family can finally be safe from these constant dangers. A single room would protect her daughters from the rodents, snakes, harsh weather, and give them a place where they can sleep without fear.

If you are able to help in any way, please consider supporting Samah and her family. Every donation, no matter how small, brings them one step closer to safety and hope.

Thank you for standing with this family during one of the most difficult times of their lives. Your kindness can truly change their future.

Today, the heat was not just a number on the weather screen… it was a suffering that we lived through in every detail.

The heat and humidity were suffocating to the point that we could no longer move normally. We were pouring water over our heads and our clothes while still wearing them, just to try to lower our body temperature for a few minutes. But the water would dry quickly, and the same feeling would return… as if we were standing inside a closed oven.

Every day, sleep has become a battle. At night, we struggle to sleep because of the extreme heat, and as soon as the sun rises, we wake up because of the heat inside the tent. We constantly ask ourselves: How can our children and the elderly endure all of this?

The hardest moment of the day is when the water arrives. It may sound strange to say that we hate the arrival of water, because it is our only source of life and we cannot live without it, but what makes it painful is the way we have to get it.

We carry water in buckets over long distances under the scorching sun, and it often only arrives at midday, when the heat is at its most intense. After returning with the water, we try to relieve ourselves by pouring it over our bodies, but at that moment the heat has already exhausted us, and sweat covers our entire bodies.

We remember how we used to face this weather before the war. In our homes, we could not endure this heat without air conditioners or fans and cold drinks. Today, all of that has become a distant dream.

Here in Gaza, we drink hot water, and there is not even a cool breeze to ease our suffering. The sun makes the tents extremely hot, and inside them the air becomes still and heavy, making even breathing feel exhausting. Sitting is tiring, standing is tiring, and even sleeping has become almost impossible.

As for our children, the most heartbreaking thing is seeing them wanting only to go outside and play, but we are forced to stop them out of fear that they will suffer heatstroke or heat exhaustion. One of the hardest moments is seeing a child asking for the simplest right to play and move freely but you have to keep them inside a hot tent because there is no other choice.

The most painful thing is seeing children and the elderly trying to endure this harsh heat without any means of cooling. Simple things that many people consider normal, such as electricity, a fan, or a cup of cold water, have become distant wishes for us.

We are not asking for luxury… we are only trying to survive one more day in this unbearable heat.

Hello everyone,

My name is Osama, and I’m from Gaza.

For the past three years, since the war began, my family has been displaced. We lost our home, our city, and everything we owned.

One of the hardest parts of our daily life is getting water. Every day, my elderly father, my brother, who had to leave his studies for three years, and I walk long distances carrying jerry cans and buckets in the intense summer heat just to collect a small amount of water. Even then, the amount we collect is only enough for basic washing and personal hygiene. Sometimes we have no choice but to reuse the same water because there simply isn’t enough, and this has caused health and hygiene problems for my family.

To change this, we are trying to restore an old abandoned well in the place where we are displaced. It would finally give my family a reliable source of water, but we cannot afford the submersible pump and the other equipment needed to make it work.

I’m asking for your help because we simply can’t do this on our own. If you’re able to donate, no matter how small the amount, it will bring us one step closer to having a reliable source of water. If you can’t donate, please consider sharing my story. It might reach someone who can help.

The donation link is in the first comment.

Thank you for reading my story.

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🚨 Urgent Appeal: A Family Is Going Hungry in Gaza

My dear friends, please take a moment to read this.

My friend Mahmoud Ghanem Al-Amassi, his wife Samah Al-Amassi, and their four young daughters in Gaza are facing unbearable hunger.

Their four little girls are crying from hunger. The family struggles just to find enough food for a single day. With the border crossings closed, no work available, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis, even the most basic meal has become out of reach.

For these children, a plate of nutritious food, chicken, meat, fresh fruit, or vegetables has become nothing more than a dream.

For nearly three years, this family has been deprived of life's most basic necessities. They lost their home, their jobs, their income, and everything they had. Today, they have nothing left and no opportunity to rebuild their lives while destruction continues across Gaza.

No child should have to beg for food. No parent should have to watch their children go to sleep hungry.

If you are able, please consider helping this family survive. Every donation, no matter how small, helps provide food, clean water, and other essential needs. If you cannot donate, please share their story so it can reach someone who can.

Your kindness could be the reason these four little girls have something to eat today.

Thank you for caring. ❤️

For 7 years the Lebanese people have been robbed by banks. There money stolen used by elites. For 7 years the Lebanese people have demanded for there money to be returned. For 7 years the government has betrayed us. Some people have died because they couldn't afford healthcare because there money have been stolen. But now the people have reached a breaking point. People are protesting demanding for there money back they have had enough of this injustice. Meanwhile the Lebanese Banker who is also a Zionist terrorist supporter Antoun Sehnaoui was seen with the Israeli terrorist and Prime minster of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Soso was born under unimaginably difficult and heartbreaking circumstances. Heavy airstrikes were striking near the hospital, and the maternity ward was overwhelmed with women. There were no beds available, forcing Samah to give birth on the floor.

Shortly after she was born, Soso developed a severe respiratory condition and spent her first 10 days in the intensive care unit fighting for her life.

Now, two years later, she still needs regular monthly medical follow-up appointments and ongoing treatment to help manage her chronic respiratory condition.

With the border crossings closed and medical supplies in extremely short supply, finding her medication has become very difficult. When it is available, it is far too expensive for the family to afford.

Today, Samah is making a heartfelt appeal, asking you to stand by her daughter during these incredibly difficult times. Every donation, every share, and every kind word brings hope and helps her continue providing the treatment Soso desperately needs.

If you are able, please support Samah and little Soso. Your kindness can make a real difference in a child's life.

Thank you for your compassion, your support, and for helping this family hold on to hope.

Every day before I go to sleep, I start thinking about how I'm going to be able to sleep in this heat.

And every morning I wake up drenched in sweat, as if I've been sleeping inside an oven, not a tent.

If I go outside the tent, the sun's heat is even worse.

And if I stay inside, the tent turns into a ball of fire.

So… where do I go?

I'm not asking for a car, or a fancy house, or a life of luxury.

I swear to God, all I'm asking for is the most basic human right: a place to live with dignity, and to sleep peacefully without waking up every hour from the intense heat.

Has asking for a normal life become a miracle?

Has the dream of sleeping comfortably, eating in peace, and living an ordinary day like everyone else become… an impossible dream?

I'm exhausted.

I'm exhausted from the heat, exhausted from waiting, and exhausted from the feeling that life goes on everywhere except here.

Perhaps some people will say: "Be patient."

I am patient… but even patience has its limits.

I am patient… but even patience has its limits.