🕊️ Gaza Update – We’re Still Alive, But Barely Holding On

Dear friends,

Another week has passed.
And we are still here… breathing, surviving, praying.

In Gaza, surviving isn’t just about food or shelter.
It’s about dodging bullets, calming frightened children,
and pretending — for their sake — that everything will be okay.

Last night, again, we didn’t sleep.
Drones flew overhead, and random gunfire pierced the silence.
Each sound feels like a countdown.
Each moment of quiet feels borrowed.

We’re running low on food. Prices are rising every day.
Even basics like bread, sugar, and water are becoming impossible to afford.

But through all this — hope hasn’t died.
Every message I receive, every donation, every person who shares my story…
It gives me strength to keep going.
You are the light in our long, dark tunnel.

I still believe in my dream —
To rebuild our life somewhere safe,
To open a small restaurant, to give my children a future free from fear.
And I promise: I will share that dream with you soon.

With love and resilience,
– Muhannad, from Gaza