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Imagine waking up to the deafening roar of explosions, your tent shaking violently as the earth trembles beneath you. In an instant, everything is chaos—your children scream in terror, clutching onto you as you scramble to escape. The sky is filled with smoke and falling debris, the air thick with dust and panic. There is no time to think, no time to gather what little you have left. You run—barefoot, desperate, carrying your baby in your arms—praying that you will make it out alive.

Images: Hossam sent us images of what his family's tent looks like today after violent airstrikes in Gaza last night (03/17/2025).

Video: to further prove the validity of Hossam's story, we have included an Al Jazeera news report that Hossam sent to us, in which he briefly appears (at the 0:48 mark)

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Story written by @rumiandroses

For Hossam Al-Qazzaz and his family, this nightmare became reality LAST NIGHT (03/17/2025) when an airstrike obliterated their tent—their last refuge after losing their home, a casualty of the war in Gaza. With no shelter, no safety, and nowhere left to run, they are once again plunged into unimaginable uncertainty as the ceasefire in Gaza collapses and war reignites around them.

Hossam, a dedicated father of four, has already lost his home, his job, and his peace of mind due to the relentless bombardments in Gaza in the 15 months preceding the now,-collapsed ceasefire. Now, with nothing but debris around them, he, his wife Hanan, and their four children—Bashar (9), Hani (8), Diana (4), and 5-month-old Habiba—are now struggling to survive with no roof over their heads.

The suffering extends beyond Hossam, his wife, and his children. Hossam is also the sole caretaker of his elderly parents, aged 75 and 72, both in fragile health. His father is suffering from severe burns and urgently needs medical care, while his mother battles high blood pressure and requires constant attention. But with no home, no stable source of income, and skyrocketing prices for essentials like rice and cooking gas—driven by the border closures and the ban on goods entering Gaza—Hossam is trapped in an incredibly difficult and stressful situation.

Despite these unbearable challenges, Hossam is not asking for much—only the money needed to survive, and to be able to evacuate to safety when the border crossing opens again.

"All we want is to live in dignity," Hossam pleads.

This is where you can make a difference. Every small donation—no matter how modest—can help provide food, clothing, and medical care for Hossam, Hanan, their children, and elderly parents. It can help ensure that Habiba gets the milk and diapers she desperately needs and that his family is not left out in the open with nowhere to turn.

Please, if you can, donate or share Hossam’s story today. Your support can be the difference between survival and despair.

Please consider donating to the Al-Qazzaz family’s original fundraiser to help them buy food and essentials and rebuild their tent:

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Our founder, Bethany-Grace ( @rumiandroses ) is also sponsoring a fundraising campaign to help Hossam, Hanan and their entire family evacuate to safety. If everyone donates a little, we might be able to get them to safety the moment the border crossing opens again:

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My name is Bethany-Grace, and I am the founder of The Gaza Giving Tree, a volunteer initiative dedicated to amplifying the voices of civilia

Together, we can ensure that Hossam's family does not just survive—but begins to rebuild a life of safety, stability, and hope.

Hossam’s campaign has been vetted by @gazavetters, and (#287) on their list of verified campaigns.

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I agree, literally throw him with anyone and you'd get a really interesting dynamic i LOVE putting kokichi under the microscope and examining his interactions with other chars and the relationships he could possibly build with them whether it's a ship or not

I'm convinced you can throw Kokichi into any trio and he can make it work

NO YES ME TOO ACTUALLY

Originally in the early days i actually dismissed him a lot because i figured he was like any other trope ever

But like after looking more into it and growing to have more media literacy and shit i realized fuck DAMN !!!! THISBIS A GOOD FUCKING CHARACTER

I get u so bad cuz i also hold onto that trait for dear life 😭 i know there are a lot of kaito fans and haters who see him as a very . Flat one note character when he's actually SO human i love it BAD

I adore reading fics that point out his selfishness and makes him face it

I barely find any but its even better when they start a char study including his relationship with his sickness too like OH MY GOD THAT'S THE GOOD STUFF RIGHT THERE. Kaito is selfish but in a way i think is REALLY human. He's someone who's always known what he wanted to be and he's stubborn enough to do anything to get there

His energy is INFECTIOUS i adore him and kokichi so bad they are my top 2 ever 💔💔💔💔 i fear i love my characters flawed and purple

HI I WAS THE ONE WHO SENT THE MITSUKOU OUMOTA ASK . I GET WHAT YOU MEAN COMPLETELY. LIKE LIKE LIKE

Oumota and mitsukou are definitely similar but they're not the same, they have differing personalities but i honestly love to do a reimagining of them with their canon personalities anyways

a LOT of interactions would def be diff, i feel like whatever.. cowardice? Kokichi shows would be more like.. played as fake or something and kaito would be very different from kou if he was in his position

Probably flexes more, being selfish and selfless at the same time, etc BUT . THEY MOST DEFINITELY. would still have that entire "how about i die too" scene

UGH ITS BEEN A HOT MINUTE SINCE I'VE SEEN ANYTHING ABT TBHK IM GONNA HAVE TO REREAD IT AGAIN SO I CAN ACTUALLY. PUT MY THOUGHTS DOWN BETTER BUT OMGOMGOMG . I will come back when i do. THIS HAS BEEN IN MY HEAD EVER SINCE I SAW UR DOODLES OF OUMOTA MITSUKOU INTERACTIONS 💔💔💔💔💔💔

YESSSS I TOTALLY AGREE

The how about i die too scene would probably happen bc since by that point the real kokichi is already completely gone and kaito didnt do anything to protect him hed probably use protecting the fake kokichi as a second chance to prove to himself that hes a good person bc realistically speaking i dont think kaito wouldve warmed up to the real kokichi as fast as kou warmed up to sousuke bc kaito seems a lot more judgy to people like kokichi in my opinion like i know his whole friendship with maki started bc he decided to just randomly trust maki even tho it turned out shes an assasin he never fully trusted kokichi and i think thats bc kokichi acts out a lot more than maki and kaito never really saw maki doing the bad stuff its claimed she does so i think he quite literally only believes what he sees and ignores everything else?? Idk like i said i dont really know much about kaito

Anyways since kokichi would still make mean and snarky comments as a ghost i think kaito wouldnt even want to help him but after he sees kokichi perish or smt hed feel real guilty!! So i feel like he wouldnt even accept that the second kokichi is a fake just to sleep better at night and to think that god gave him a second chance to save him and shi

Good morning y’all have this gay ass image

here’s the closeted furries “hey man… can u bum me a cig” and “the one uncle nobody invites to the family reunion but SOMEONE keeps telling him where it is anyways”

if you want an idea of what john is like, imagine hau from pokemon sumo

ALSO the ppl who kept asking me for trans thomas art, HERE he’s trans in this au (; 

ft John:

THIS IS SO GOOD. FAWKKKK I NEED THIS SO BAD ?????

Thinking about non-despair oumota again...

These two polar opposites meet as classmates during some of the most immature years of their lives, and suddenly, they have this purpose to engage with each other. The game of cat and mouse started on day one. Kokichi finds Kaito so boring and predictable, and yet it's interesting enough to keep going back to, to keep provoking, someone who, despite how badly Kokichi acts, will always keep chasing after him. Kaito finds Kokichi to be a nuisance, someone who is always doing what he perceives as wrong. But Kaito doesn't give up on anything or anyone, even if his empathy for Kokichi comes secondary to his anger, he's still looking for a presence of good. And there begins their denial of what they mean to each other. It's not that nobody likes Kokichi, because in a world where there isn't a killing game, he's just annoying and occasionally antagonistic. But he's always surprising Kaito by making him laugh. Genuinely and fully. They challenge each other, and feel challenged by each other. Kokichi will call Kaito stupid any day but he knows that Kaito is smart. And Kaito comes to realize how intelligent Kokichi truly is behind all of his stories.

When they finally start to meet in the middle and understand each other, something of a partnership grows. It's a slow process, but bit by bit they have to admit to themselves that they're friends.

Sometimes they have these long, subdued talks. They get to see this quieter side of each other. And it's nice. It's comfortable. Too nice for Kokichi who realizes that there are only two ways this can end, and the nicer option feels near impossible. So he starts to speed up the destruction of their relationship. He's mean and underhanded and everything that he knows Kaito hates. But there's nothing he can do about how suspicious it all looks. Kaito knows that something is off. This isn't Kokichi having fun.

This all comes to a head one day, in front of the whole class. Most of the class had no idea that the two were so close at all. When Kokichi runs, shouting back what he thinks is one last deterrent, Kaito's friends tell him not to pursue it. But of course, he's going to. He loves and trusts Maki and Shuichi, but he has a gut feeling that something is wrong. More than a gut feeling, really, just something that he knows.

He chases Kokichi, the way everything all began, and finally catches up to him. He's still frantic, trying anything to get Kaito to just let it go, but he doesn't give up. On the rooftop of Hopes Peak, two boys have to face what they mean to each other.

I dunno if this makes any sense haha but I'm really hungover and this is all I could think about.

dear friends,

We are currently facing an unimaginable and heartbreaking situation in Gaza. After receiving orders from the Israeli Forces to evacuate our area, we were forced to leave our tent, running for safety while bombs rained down around us. We fled with nothing, seeking refuge in another area that, unfortunately, is just as unsafe, leaving us exposed to constant danger.

Now, we are living in tent whicg needs new setting, enduring the cold, rain, and the constant fear of more attacks. The lack of basic necessities like food, clean water, and medical supplies is taking a heavy toll on us. Prices for essential goods have skyrocketed, and it’s becoming impossible to meet even the most basic needs for survival.

We are urgently asking for help. We need immediate support to provide food, shelter, medical aid, and funds to help us get through these difficult days. Without assistance, our survival is uncertain, and we are reaching out to anyone who can offer help in these desperate times.

If you are able to contribute, whether it’s through donations, sharing post, or offering any kind of support, it will make a life-saving difference. Your generosity can help us stay alive and find hope amidst this crisis.

Please, stand with us during this devastating time and help us survive the hardships we are facing. Every bit of support counts, and we are truly grateful for anything you can do.

Thank you for your compassion and solidarity.

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Sometimes I think about how Kaito and Kokichi had the shared unique experience of being two people who knew they only had a limited time to live (Kokichi and the poison/Kaito with his illness.)

I think as he lived through his last hours, Kokichi probably would've felt some sort of respect towards Kaito for being able to live passionately despite knowing he wasn't going to live life as long as everyone else. Vice versa, really. I think Kaito also would've felt some respect towards Kokichi for wanting to make the most of what little time he had left, even if that was designing and carrying out his own demise.

Only they both knew what it was like to live life knowing the end was close, and they both embraced that instead of fearing it. I think that might be why Kaito was so willing to work with Kokichi even though he hated him. Kokichi, although briefly, knew he was racing against time, and still fought for something he cared about (ending the killing game.)

I also love that they both got to go out their own ways after being doomed to die. (Kokichi and the hydraulic press and Kaito passing because of his illness and not Monokuma's punishment. Their deaths felt like a middle finger to Monokuma personally, and I love that for them.) They were denied the right to live long lives, but they made damn sure they went out with a bang.

(I also think about how easily Kokichi could've saved himself but instead gave Kaito the antidote. Maybe that was another reason why Kaito decided to help him carry out his plan. Kokichi knew Kaito was dying, but still decided he should be the one who got to live. I don't think Kokichi saw Kaito's illness as a weakness. After all, his reasoning to give Kaito the antidote was so he could blackmail Kaito using Maki. Kaito's illness wasn't something Kokichi ever saw as a hindrance or factor (from what I can remember.) Kokichi just saw Kaito as someone capable of carrying out his plan.)