Rana Bader, a Canadian woman living in London, is desperately trying to get her husband out of Gaza as the conflict escalates. Despite seeking help from Global Affairs Canada, she has been unsuccessful so far. Her three daughters are praying for their father's safe return while also grieving the loss of their uncle in an Israeli strike.
Rana Bader’s husband, Eyhav Bader, was in Gaza City taking care of his father, who recently had a stroke, when. Ms. Bader, who lives in London, Ont., and has several relatives in Gaza, last spoke with her husband early Friday morning, before the blackout.
In a statement early Friday morning, Department of Global Affairs spokesperson Pierre Cuguen said the government is assisting 437 Canadians, permanent residents and family members in Gaza. GAC is working “around the clock to secure a window for Canadians to exit Gaza,” possibly at the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, he said.
The Palestinian death toll in the territory on Saturday rose to just over 7,600 people, with 377 deaths reported since late Friday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. A majority of those killed have been women and minors, the ministry said. Dr. Bakeer said relatives fled their homes in previous days as their neighbourhood was bombed, but that they again endured heavy bombings around them in Rafah, shattering their accommodation’s windows. “There is no place to go, and no safe place,” she said.
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