@JulesJones If they're contacting you directly or replying unsolicited in random threads then they're most likely scambots.

That said, there *are* Gazans on the fediverse posting legitimate requests for mutual aid. An initiative has been set up to support them at https://gaza-verified.org which has video conversations with them to verify they are who they say they are, and one of its rules is about not spamming.

Because of that rule, most often you'll only see them because someone else has boosted their post.

And then some scammers steal their entire profile including the gaza-verified link.... So it's worth going to gaza-verified to double-check that the full handle that's been verified matches the full handle of the account in question. If not, block-and-report.