Waiting for the group to enter Egypt has been a 'waking nightmare', the mother of one of them says.
The mother of a woman who was trapped in Gaza with her husband and eight of their family has said the group have managed to cross the border into Egypt.
Mrs Al-Wandawi and her husband were among those trapped, along with his mother, his seven brothers and her sister-in-law. "It took a few hours to get processed and when they came out, they had representatives from the British embassy waiting for them." She said hearing the news that they had made the crossing made her feel "ten times lighter", but added that she also felt "guilt, because they have the privilege of leaving Gaza while others don't".
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