An American’s Desperate Effort to Save Her Family in Gaza

We’re going to begin a protracted journey of making an attempt to get them out of Gaza to the security. I’ve a complete of 21 members of the family, and they’re scattered in several areas of Gaza. They took a call to not be in a single space in case one thing occurred — not all of them can be killed or bombed. Earlier than the battle began, all my household, they’ve their diploma. They’ve all their very own profession. They lived a really respectable life. I really feel simply hopeless doing nothing. Simply ready and time, simply killing me. I can’t even give them the medication that I obtained for them. I don’t know what to do. Not sturdy in any respect. Not sturdy in any respect. Once I noticed the photographs of burning tents and the bombing of Rafah, I virtually obtained coronary heart assault as a result of I do know for certain my brother, his six youngsters and his spouse, they’re in tent in Rafah. This may very well be my household. They may very well be burned. They may very well be killed. The web sign is weak. It took an entire week from the incident of Rafah to learn about my household that they survived. I don’t know what is going to occur to them subsequent hour. Each hour is unpredictable. If I don’t hear from my household in three days, going to the fourth, I am going insane. Voice message: “Your name can’t be accomplished as dialed. Please test the quantity and dial once more.” My thoughts is simply going all around the situations. Like they may very well be killed, they may very well be bombed, they may very well be burned, and nobody acknowledged their faces. And that’s the most — horrific, scary feeling. I’ve to be sturdy only for my household. All my household, 21 members of the family, relies on me. I’m their solely supply of hope.