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Omar al-Hassayna fled Gaza for Cairo, Egypt, after an Israeli airstrike destroyed much of his family in October 2023. Three years later, he remains in Cairo waiting for stability and reconstruction to return home. He is one of over 100,000 Gazans who left Gaza during the war and remain displaced overseas, according to Palestinian Authority figures. Despite a ceasefire aimed at initiating reconstruction and political processes leading to an eventual full Israeli withdrawal nearly a year ago, little progress has been made. Hassayna expresses his hope for stability in Gaza so he can contribute positively to rebuilding his country.
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Omar al-Hassayna fled Gaza for Cairo after an Israeli airstrike wiped out much of his large family.
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airstrike → flee → family
Three years on, he remains there waiting for enough stability, security and reconstruction in his still devastated homeland to return.
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he → remain → homeland
Hassayna is one of more than 100,000 Gazans who left the enclave during the war and remain stranded overseas, according to Palestinian Authority figures.
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who → leave → figures
They still mourn dead relatives and their destroyed homes and neighbourhoods.
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They → mourn → relatives
“I left Gaza and came to Egypt, the land of Kinana (referring to Egypt), but at the same time, this will not be forgotten, my dear brother, it will not be forgotten,” he said.
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he → leave → time
“I am waiting for the opportunity, I am waiting for the moment when Gaza becomes stable so I can return to my country, and be a productive member of this country, and be a positive force for the country.”
Ceasefire meant to start a process of reconstruction still in limbo after nearly a year
Nearly a year after a ceasefire in Gaza that was meant to start a process of reconstruction along with a political process that would lead to an eventual full Israeli withdrawal, little has changed.
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little → wait → withdrawal
Israeli forces still hold more than 60 per cent of the territory and conduct almost daily airstrikes, while Hamas controls most of the area where Palestinians live, mostly in temporary shelters with inadequate aid supplies and no prospect of reconstruction soon.
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Palestinians → hold → reconstruction
Some 308 members of Hassayna’s extended family were killed when Israeli strikes destroyed a cluster of Gaza City apartment buildings where they had gathered for shelter on Nov 22, 2023, according to Palestinian authorities.
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they → kill → authorities
Among those killed were his wife, four of their adult sons and four small grandchildren including an infant only a few months old.
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wife → kill → infant
He has brothers in the Egyptian capital too.
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He → have → capital
One daughter was medically evacuated to Turkiye with her husband and six children, and another daughter remains in Gaza with her five children although her husband was killed in the attack.
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husband → evacuate → attack
In August, Hassayna watched on video from Cairo as relatives buried 112 family members, including his wife, sons and grandchildren, whose bodies had been recovered from the rubble, with dozens still missing.
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dozens → watch → rubble
Hassayna owned a business selling tools for firefighting and safety equipment in Gaza and some of his goods survived the war.
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some → own → war
He periodically sells some to fund his stay in Cairo, where he has remarried.
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he → sell → Cairo
All those who left Gaza were vetted before their departure by both Israel and Egypt, but many have found it hard to return to the territory.
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it → leave → territory
Some Israeli politicians have urged a policy of encouraging all Gaza’s population to leave and to prevent those who left from returning, but about 7,000 have gone home.
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7,000 → urge → those
Hassayna believes Egypt will stop any widespread displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
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Egypt → believe → Gaza
However, no widespread return of those who fled Gaza may be likely until the territory’s prospects are clearer.
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prospects → flee → Gaza
“If Gaza returns.
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Gaza → return → ?
If there is an international agreement (with) a comprehensive situation for the Palestinian people and construction begins, why would I delay?” he said.
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he → be → people
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