A team of Palestinian paragraph carries the Palestinian clicks in Gaza

Roberto Cityra – Jerusalem

Alaa Al -Dali is a professional bike passenger. The boy has numbers that would allow him to enter the international circle. His dream is to participate in Asian games in Yakarta. But it has a problem. His shirt carries red, green and black colors from Palestine. Because Alaa was born and lived in that land it is difficult to live in to the extent that it is the Gaza Strip.

“March of Return” and 2018 clashes in Gaza

It is May 2018, Israel celebrates 70 years of birth. But for the Palestinians, the memory is from Yawm Al-NakbaThe day of the disaster, which you remember in the national memory of the exit of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from the territory of Israel in 1948. In those same days, seven years ago, cycling won many popularity in Israel/Palestine because the Italy tour started here.

Every Friday since March, the Palestinian star in Gaza in difficult aspects along the walls separated from the Israeli sector, with stones fired against Israeli soldiers and attempts to search into no avail. The last of these demonstrations (which already killed 47 Palestinians and hundreds of hundreds, including children) is scheduled to be under the name “Return of Return”. It will be a massacre. The total number of Palestinian deaths at the end of the protests will exceed 200.

“Dream” Alaa and the foundations of the “Sunbirds” group

Alaa is still training in the streets full of Gaza bumps, but he will never reach Yakarta: an Israeli sniper who shoots him in his leg. The bullet is one of those with a double effect, which is made to the killing, that when they affect, it also explodes. He has a broken leg. He could have saved it if they took it to a well -equipped hospital, but Gaza in those weeks was closed north and south. Two weeks later, doctors decide to save his life, you should amput it.

The boy’s dreams were also amputated. But Alaa has the power of will and the lion resistance, so he decides Solar birds.

he SunbirdIt is a typical bird for these parts, and it is also represented in the symbol of the Palestinian state, but above all, Sunbird You do not need to turn on legs, fly high, there as they look far, beyond the walls of Gaza, where dreams can still be fulfilled. Because the dream of these children now is to show the world that the war cannot kill the will, although the person is disabled, but it can play a role in the peace of this unfortunate land.

Paragraph’s commitment to providing humanitarian aid to the disabled, homeless and children

So training and actions Solar birds They become a state of international resonance. The media is interested in and tracked, to the extent that the young Italian journalist, who is now a gifted Flavia Cappellini, makes them known and travels with them through the dirty street bike in Gaza. With fame, international sympathy and solidarity, solidarity boxes, which bike passengers tend to support the most needy population.

It is proud of the results of its activities, Carina Low, responsible for its communication,: «Sunbirds is definitely a humanitarian organization, but though, they managed to distribute 120,000 kg of food, 15,000 hot meals, $ 33,000 to help the disabled gas, 250 summaries for Muslims, 22 bicycles, then a material for children in the children’s field and its coloring.

On October 7 and the following war that disrupted everything, but it did not underestimate the commitment Solar birds With the disabled, homeless and children. Above all, the funds needed to buy food locally which can still be found in stores or between farmers, but at exorbitant prices that the few cannot bear. Moreover now, Israel has prevented humanitarian aid for more than a month.

“It is impossible to maintain fragile” even after October 7

Alaa was able to leave the tape in February 2024, when it was still possible, and today he resides in Brussels, Belgium, where he coordinates the activities of birds that remain and continue training and participation in international competitions. Escape from bombs with a risky stem, trained, impossible.

“I had to leave my wife and family. The war continues and is terrifying. But supporting Palestinians who suffer in Gaza is more important than my family and I. There are no words, death and destruction in front of us every day. People, with this second stage, no longer have places to hide and protect themselves. Every day death and destruction. every day. Without rest. It is impossible to help our team, and every day face serious risks. ”

“However, and Solar birds They will continue to do what they did for 18 months with the help of young people who live in one leg in Gaza camps. ” Sunbirds asfour. Each of its races will be a help for those who are still suffering in Gaza. ”