There is no clean drinking water, or water available for those crammed into the home to wash themselves, he said. “Someone sent me a message recently saying that, ‘Your parents are suffering the most,” he said. His parents lived in the U.A.E for years before deciding to return to their homeland to retire almost a decade ago, Abudaya said. They were living in their apartment in central Gaza when the war began on Oct. 7. Abudaya said he has been trying for weeks to get his parents out of Gaza, reaching out to the Canadian government, as well as Egyptian and Israeli officials for help.

Source: Libya Today December 20, 2023 09:06 UTC