Haunted by grief, Gaza’s displaced still wait overseas for return
Palestinian Authority figures say more than 100,000 Gazans remain abroad as Israeli control and stalled reconstruction keep returns limited.
- Omar al-Hassayna remains in Cairo three years after fleeing Gaza during the war triggered by the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. He is one of more than 100,000 Gazans stranded overseas, according to Palestinian Authority figures.
- On November 22, 2023, Israeli strikes destroyed a Gaza City apartment building where Hassayna's family sought shelter, killing 308 relatives including his wife, four adult sons, and four grandchildren, according to Palestinian authorities.
- In August, Hassayna watched from Cairo as relatives buried 112 family members recovered from rubble, with dozens still missing. About 7,000 Palestinians have managed to return home despite political obstacles to their return.
- "I am waiting for the moment when Gaza becomes stable so I can return," Hassayna said. He remains in Cairo seeking sufficient security and reconstruction in his devastated homeland before returning.
- Nearly a year after a ceasefire, Israeli forces still hold more than 60% of Gaza and conduct almost daily air strikes. Hamas controls areas where Palestinians live in temporary shelters with inadequate aid and no reconstruction prospect.
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HDR | Hickory Daily RecordHaunted by grief, Gazans overseas still wait for return
CAIRO — Omar al-Hassayna fled Gaza for Cairo after an Israeli airstrike wiped out much of his large family. Three years on, he remains there waiting for enough stability, security and reconstruction in his still-devastated homeland to return.
Haunted by grief, Gaza's displaced still wait overseas for return
Cairo: Omar Al Husseina was forced to leave the Gaza Strip for the Egyptian capital Cairo after an Israeli air raid killed most of his family. Three years later, in Cairo, he is still waiting for the day in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip to have sufficient security, stability and reconstruction to allow him to return.
Almost a year after the Gaza ceasefire, which was supposed to mark the beginning of a process of reconstruction under a technocratic government, with a political process that would eventually lead to a full Israeli withdrawal, little has changed.
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