Wafaa Abuzayda, her husband Abood Okal and their one-year-old son remained trapped in Gaza Monday morning, despite spending the past few days waiting at the Egyptian border hoping to get across.
A Massachusetts family remained trapped in Gaza Monday morning, despite spending several days at the Egyptian border and efforts by members of Congress to get them across.indicated border crossings might be permitted for some Palestinian Americans for a short period on Oct. 16. The border never reopened.
"The recurrence of promises and hopeful news followed by disappointment is not making things easier for us at all, aside from having to deal with everything else going on during this war," Okal wrote in a text to WBUR Monday. Nabulsi also believes that once Palestinian Americans in Gaza cross the border, they will have to arrange their own transport to Cairo and flights home from there. He said he has been in touch with members of Congress from New England.
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