A Palestinian restaurant owner is serving up more than food, trying to raise awareness about the Israel-Hamas war. 

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said more than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza. 

The war began with Hamas’ surprise attack into southern Israel on Oct. 7, in which Palestinian militants killed approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took around 250 hostage, including men, women and children.

The Israeli military said more than 200 of its soldiers have been killed since the start of the Gaza offensive.

The restaurant owner said he's concerned about the death toll and is investing in getting the message out that the war has to stop.

Italian-American artist Gabriele Perici said the Israel-Hamas war makes him feel sad. His way of coping is to paint.

“It’s impossible not to be emotional seeing all this, especially with children," Perici said. "Children is the closest thing we have to our purity."

While painting the rising death toll and suffering of women and children in Gaza is therapeutic for him, it's also helping him make a living.

The owner of the Palestinian restaurant, the King of Falafel and Shawarma, located in Astoria, commissioned Perici to paint.

“I gave him the idea of what I want, but as an eye of an artist he sees more than what I see…He could explain more than me," said Fares Zeideia, the owner and head chef.

Zeideia was born in Ramallah in the West Bank and moved to the U.S. when he was 15. He said he still has family there and worries about them all the time.

His views: displayed on the outside in words, like "Free Palestine," and now on the inside in art.

"[Perici] goes into that little details, what I'm gonna miss is, that's why he has the right to just boop, whatever he thinks is right," said Zeideia, who granted Perici creative freedom to paint whatever scenes he chooses.

“I'm trying to describe a little bit part of the horrible situation the people from Gaza are going through, and we are witnesses," said Perici.

Perici also chose to depict journalists who have been killed in the war. The Committee to Protect Journalists said 83 journalists and media workers are confirmed dead in the war.

Another scene that shows the harsh realities of war: bombs being dropped on Gaza. Perici is critical of the Biden Administration for supporting Israel’s military campaign.

“How can we allow ourselves as human to do this to each other? We have to stop," he said.

Perici said his wish is for the war to end, something Zeideia wants as well. Both are hoping this display raises awareness and perhaps the possibility for peace.