After 5 days of hunger and waiting, I finally get to see Misho eat again.

 


                        Cats & Their People: Stories from Conflict Zones — Misho & Mustafa

(Misho knows nothing about the war in Gaza, but he feels safe with Mustafa.)

Mustafa is a young Gazan, a former pharmacy student, who lost his father and his home and has opened his tent to a cat, Misho, in need of a human, while trying to help his family. Here is his story:

I'm Mustafa Amin Al-Jabour from the Gaza Strip. I'm 22 years old.
I never imagined I would have to ask for help like this, but this is my last chance to protect my family and keep them alive.
My father died in the war, and I was forced to grow up quickly and take responsibility for my family, including my mother and my younger brother, Amin.
Our lives have been completely shattered since October 7th. That was supposed to be the semester I graduated from pharmacy and started working to support my family… but the war changed everything.
Nothing can truly describe what we go through every day. Words are not enough for this reality.
We lived in Khan Yunis during the first months of the war. Part of our home was destroyed by an incendiary shell. We were injured, and we had to escape while it was burning. Since then, we have had no stability.
For two and a half years now, we have been displaced, moving from one place to another, trying to survive and escape death.
During this war, I found my cat, Misho. At a time when I was broken after losing my father, his presence helped ease a deep feeling of depression and loneliness. He became more than just a cat—he became a source of comfort in the middle of all this pain. But today, he suffers with us from hunger, fear, and lack of care.
We are supposed to live a normal, safe life like everyone else, but the war has taken everything from us. I went from being a hardworking pharmacy student with a future to someone struggling every day just to find food and water. We have no income, and this is the hardest period of my life.
Today, after everything we’ve been through, your support is our only hope—to survive, to find safety, and to keep going.
Please don’t underestimate your help. Even one dollar can make a real difference in our lives.

You can follow Mustafa and Misho on Twitter and communicate with him at Mustafa𓂆(@MustafaAmeen30) / X

If you wish to donate (even $5 helps and even $1 helps), you can do so through Chuffed: Help prevent me and my family from dying (organized by JR)



Please share the story of Mustafa & Misho!

And in your kindness, do not forget other needs that remain urgent:

Sharif (Gaza): For lack of $100, Lulu is dying [$70 still desperately needed, condition worsening]

This post continues a weekly Caturday series, Cats and Their People: Stories from Conflict Zones. Each installment follows one person and their furs — in Afghanistan, Gaza, Israel, Syria, Ukraine, or wherever survival has become a daily act of devotion. Every story is told with the owner’s request to share. The aim is simple: to bring humanity into places where life has been stripped to its barest essentials, and to show how people and animals hold on together. When appropriate, each post will include ways readers can support the individuals featured.


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