I am Abdullah Al-Astal, I used to live in a small house in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip! This beautiful house was bombed and burned to ashes after being targeted several times by Israeli warplanes! So, now I am officially homeless! I live in a tent in Mawasi, Khan Younis. I am married and have two children! I used to live a decent life with a simple job and everything was pretty much fine. After October 7th, I lost many friends, family members, my job, my house, everything. My life became miserable, hopeless and dark. From a beautiful simple house, I had to live in a small, horrible tent with my wife’s family! We literally use a piece of cloth as a wall to separate us when sleeping for privacy purposes!

I used to work in photography, but my simple equipment was destroyed when my house was destroyed. I feel pain now as I speak and remember all my memories and privacy that were destroyed by this damned war.

We also had a coffee shop in Hamad City, located in Khan Yunis. This project cost me more than 16 thousand dollars to equip. Unfortunately, it was completely destroyed. I am now practically without any source of income. I have two children, one of whom is 6 months old and is drinking expensive formula milk because of this damned war. I also suffer from my inability to provide diapers because of their high price. Today, they are more expensive than gold, as their price exceeds 100 $ .
My parents, siblings and family depend on me to provide them with food, shelter and all the necessities of life. My father is old and physically unable to work, especially since our life in Gaza only offers hard work to earn some money! My son is almost three years old. So, there is no one else who can work to help the family survive. I have honestly tried everything I can to help my family survive so far! I have fought and endured a lot of pain. I have engaged in jobs that I never imagined myself doing… humiliating jobs, so to speak! Unfortunately, these jobs have given me nothing but pain and sadness for who I was and what I have become! Overall, they have barely helped me earn money to survive.
That's why I decided to launch this fundraising campaign. Fundraising to save what can be saved after this devastation that has befallen us, and I really hope that this campaign will pave the way for me and my family and help us get out of Gaza to safety.
Trust that! Any donation you will make will be a life-saving for me and my family! I mean it! Anything will help, even 1$. This will, literally, mean the whole universe to us and we will be forever GRATEFUL!! I just can’t keep watching my family struggle anymore. You are our ONLY hope to survive.
If you can’t support financially, spreading the word will be highly appreciated!
Always make me your first choice whenever you need anything be done in Gaza. This will always be my pleasure.
Finally, if this Fundraiser reached its goal, you will save my life and you will encourage me to do it again and help friends and other poor families in Gaza to start their own business!
Kindest and Warmest Regards .