At a small table outside a tent in Deir al-Balah, 10-year-old Reynad is preparing "Pasta with White Sauce Gaza Style." She fills a bowl with bottled water and lights a small propane stove. She has fresh onions and green peppers, but she uses canned mushrooms in the sauce.

She told CTV News: "It's hard to get the ingredients, they are expensive," "and some ingredients you can't find."

Reynad has a great passion for food, and she shares her cooking videos on social media, as a way to pass the time and keep her mind off the war. She currently has 411,000 followers on Instagram.

She says through a translator: "Right now, life is very difficult. I hope I can leave Gaza with my family and live a normal life, but it’s expensive."

A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family raise money for the cost of leaving the enclave.

One of the charities helping Reynad find the ingredients needed for her recipes is Human Concern International, the oldest Islamic relief organization in Canada.

Hassan Wadi, the director of global development for the charity, said: "With people's donations, we have been able to buy these goods, and there are 11 trucks from our fleet that have also entered Gaza."

Wadi confirmed that he reached out to Reynad and her family after watching her videos online.

He said: "She smiles and laughs, cooking in her pot next to her tent," "the least we can do is provide some hope."

At the beginning of the war, the house across the street from where Reynad lives was bombed. Her sister says she saw children's bodies scattered in the street, which caused her "severe psychological distress." Since then, creating cooking content has become a refuge.

While her videos are characterized by joy and happiness, the realities of war often seep into them. As she was "unpacking" a food aid package, the sound of a nearby bomb explosion could be heard.

Wadi said: "This is the typical life for anyone living in Gaza now," "there are days they can't sleep, and there are days you can’t sleep because you hear bombs in the sky and you don't know if one of those bombs will land on the place where you live."

Reynad says she is often scared, but she is also hopeful. She dreams of becoming a famous chef one day "with more followers than she has now, and she also hopes for the war to end, "we dream of living in peace one day."

It is unclear when this peace may come, as ceasefire negotiations have stalled.

Last week, U.S. President Joe Biden presented the first phase of an Israeli proposal that includes a six-week temporary ceasefire, but neither Israel nor Hamas has committed to anything. Officials are expected to be in Cairo and Qatar this week to meet with mediators.