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“We feel abandoned by France”: the appeal of a father stranded in Gaza with three French children

2024-02-02T11:11:36.242Z

Highlights: Omar*, his wife and their six children were living in the northern Gaza Strip at the time of the October 7 attacks. They had to leave their home due to the first bombings. Today, they are in the south of the Palestinian territory, where fighting continues intensely. “We are living a real nightmare. Everything is difficult: eating, sleeping, going to the toilet, traveling… (...) We feel abandoned by France,” says Omar. For almost a month, this father says he has “no news” from the French authorities.


Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, Paris has evacuated 168 people linked to France from the Gaza Strip. Among those who


His life changed four months ago, after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas.

Omar*, his wife and their six children were living in the northern Gaza Strip at the time of the October 7 attacks.

They had to leave their home due to the first bombings.

Today, they are in the south of the Palestinian territory, where fighting continues intensely.

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There, Omar's life becomes more and more complex.

“We are living a real nightmare.

Everything is difficult: eating, sleeping, going to the toilet, traveling… (...) We feel abandoned by France,” says Omar.

For almost a month, this father says he has “no news” from the French authorities.

The last contact with the French consulate general in Jerusalem dates, according to him, from January 3.

“They offered to

quickly get my two French daughters out

, saying that they

were still working to find a solution for my whole family

.”

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Source: leparis

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