The decision to suspend evacuations took place after a deadly strike on an ambulance in Gaza, Egyptian official sources say
Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families who had desperately hoped to leave the besieged territory of Gaza on the weekend were unable to do so after a border crossing into Egypt – the only way out – was closed again.
The decision to suspend evacuations took place after a deadly strike on an ambulance in Gaza, Egyptian official sources told Reuters. The New York Times has reported that evacuations of Americans and other foreign nationals were delayed because of efforts from the Islamist militant group Hamas to get their wounded fighters through the Rafah crossing.get his wife and children out
Canadians have been asked to have their travel documents at hand and be ready to travel on short notice, the department added. Nael Alhalees, a Canadian with family members in central Gaza, said Sunday that even if the border crossing were to reopen, a trek to the border would be far too dangerous. “Every second that passes by and my family is not safely escorted to me, there is a possibility of not seeing them ever again,” Mr. Alhalees said.Dr. Ehab Bader, is currently trapped in GazaIn an interview Sunday, she said that the level of communication coming from the department amounts to a “complete failure of Global Affairs Canada.”
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