Let’s help Ahmed provide his family with a decent shack

Let’s help Ahmed provide his family with a better shack

Let’s help Ahmed provide his family with a better shelter

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Ahmed Questha is a colleague and friend of mine, a nurse in the surgical ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Ahmed, like hundreds of thousands of Gazans, has been forced by the Israeli army to leave his home – or what remains of it – and head to an area the army calls a ‘humanitarian zone’, where they were told they would not be at risk of being bombed. It is a very narrow strip by the sea, where thousands upon thousands of Gazans live crammed together in makeshift shacks, and where, despite Israel’s assurances that they would be safe there, they are also being bombed (the shacks are being bombed). In this place, called Al Mawasi, every Gazan has a living space considerably smaller than a Guantanamo prison cell. The lack of privacy, hygiene and safety is overwhelming. 

The tent in which Ahmed has to house part of his family is very small and torn. There are more than fifteen of them, including children and grandchildren. Ahmed asked me for help to buy a new tent, a good one, larger and made of slightly better material so they don’t suffocate so much during the day (because of the scorching summer heat). These tents cost around 700 dollars. They should actually be cheaper, but as Israel is blocking the entry of aid, the price of the few tents available for sale has risen sharply. 

Ahmed recently lost one of his sons, Abed Rasek, aged 19, in a bombing. He managed to survive the attack, but died a few days later due to an infection in his wounds. From the little I spoke with him, he struck me as a brilliant young man, very kind-hearted and a very good student. He was hopeful about his recovery, about the future that awaited him once he had healed. 

If only we could help Ahmed provide a better life for his family. A small gesture on our part would mean so much to him and his loved ones. We cannot change the cold, stony hearts of Israeli soldiers and politicians, nor can we give him back his old home to which he cannot return, but if they could buy a better tent, his days would be far less uncomfortable.

Thank you so much for your support. From Ahmed, with all his heart. 

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Ahmed Questha is a friend and colleague of mine, a nurse in the surgical ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Ahmed, like hundreds of thousands of Gaza’s inhabitants, has been forced by the Israeli army to leave his home—or what remained of it—and head towards an area the army calls a ‘humanitarian zone’, where they are told they will not be at risk of being bombed. It is a very narrow strip, next to the sea, where thousands of Gazans live crammed into makeshift shanty towns, and where, despite Israel’s claim that they would be safe there, they are still being bombed (the shacks are being bombed). In this area, called Al Mawasi, every Gazan has a living space much smaller than a Guantánamo cell. The lack of privacy, hygiene and safety is overwhelming.

The tent in which Ahmed has to house part of his family is very small and is torn. There are more than fifteen of them, including children and grandchildren. Ahmed has asked me for help to buy a new tent, a good, larger one made of better quality materials that will allow them not to suffocate so much during the day (due to the scorching summer heat). The price of these tents is around 700 dollars. They should actually be cheaper, but as Israel is blocking the entry of aid, the price of the few tents on sale has risen sharply.

Ahmed recently lost one of his sons, Abed Rasek, aged 19, in a bombing. He managed to survive, but died a few days later from an infection in his wounds. From the little I spoke with him, he struck me as a brilliant young man, very kind and an excellent student. He was hopeful about his recovery and full of hope for the future that awaited him once he had recovered.

We hope to be able to help Ahmed improve his family’s well-being. A small gesture on our part would mean a great deal to him and his loved ones. We cannot change the cold, hard hearts of Israeli soldiers and politicians, nor can we restore his old home, to which he cannot return, but if they could afford a better tent, their days would be far less uncomfortable.

Thank you so much for your support. From Ahmed, with all his heart.

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Ahmed Questha is a friend and colleague of mine, a nurse in the surgical ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Ahmed, like hundreds of thousands of Gazans, was forced by the Israeli army to leave his home, or what was left of it, and go to an area the army calls a ‘humanitarian zone’, where they told him he would be safe from bombing. It is a very narrow strip, next to the sea, where thousands and thousands of Gazans live crammed into makeshift shelters, and where, despite Israel’s claims that they would be safe, they are also bombed (shelters are bombed). In this place, called Al Mawasi, each Gazan has a living space much smaller than a cell in Guantanamo. The lack of privacy, hygiene and security is overwhelming.

The tent where Ahmed has to house some of his family is very small and dilapidated. There are more than fifteen people, including children and grandchildren. Ahmed asked me for help to buy a new tent, a good, larger tent made of better materials that would help them not to feel so suffocated during the day (due to the scorching summer heat). The price of these tents is around $700. They should actually be cheaper, but since Israel blocks the entry of aid, the price of the few tents on sale has risen significantly.

Recently, Ahmed lost one of his sons, Abed Rasek, aged 19, in a bombing. He survived the attack but died days later from an infection in his wounds. From the brief conversations I had with him, I got the impression of a bright young man, very kind, and a good student. He was hopeful about his recovery and full of hope for the future awaiting him once he had healed.

I wish we could help Ahmed improve his family’s wellbeing. A small gesture from us would mean so much to him and his loved ones. We cannot change the stony, cold hearts of Israeli soldiers and politicians, nor can we bring back his old home to which he cannot return, but if they could buy a better tent for their family, their days would be much less uncomfortable.

Thank you very much for your help. From Ahmed, with all our hearts.

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Ahmed Qashta is my colleague; he is a nurse in the surgery department at Al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.

Like hundreds of thousands of Gaza’s residents, Ahmed was forced by the Israeli army to leave his home—or what remained of it—and head to an area they call the ‘humanitarian zone’, where they were told they would be safe from bombardment. It is a very narrow strip by the sea, where thousands of Gazans live in haphazardly erected tents; and although Israel told them this place would be safe, they are also being bombed (the tents are being bombed). In this location, known as Al-Mawasi, every Gazan has a living space far smaller than a cell in Guantanamo. The lack of privacy, hygiene and safety is extremely distressing.

The tent in which Ahmed is supposed to live with part of his family is very small and dilapidated. There are more than fifteen people there, including children and grandchildren. Ahmed asked for my help in buying a new tent, a good, larger one made of more luxurious materials that would allow them not to suffocate so much during the day (due to the scorching summer heat). These tents cost around $700. In fact, they were supposed to be cheaper, but Israel is blocking the entry of aid, and the price of some of the tents on sale has risen dramatically.

Recently, Ahmed lost one of his children, 19-year-old Obaid Rasak, in a bombing. He managed to survive, but died a few days later from an infection in his wound. My conversation with him gave me the impression of a bright young man, very kind and an outstanding student. He was hopeful of his recovery and full of hope for the future that awaited him once he had recovered.

We hope to be able to help Ahmed improve his family’s well-being. A small gesture from us will mean a great deal to him and his family. We cannot change the hearts of the deaf and cold-hearted Israeli soldiers and politicians, nor can we restore his old home to which he cannot return, but if they are able to buy a better tent, their days will be far less uncomfortable.

Thank you very much for your help. From Ahmed, in every sense of the word.