Michigan-born teen, 18, was injured in the blast that killed his younger sister as hundreds of Americans trapped in Gaza try to escape.
GAZA CITY—An American teenager has told The Daily Beast that his younger sister was killed by an airstrike inHer brother, Yousof Abedalazeez Abushaban, who was born in Michigan, was also injured by the blast. “Upon returning to Gaza for a brief respite—after about six days—and preparing to head back to Rafah, a neighboring house was struck by a bomb,” he told The Daily Beast.
Yousof is one of an estimated 600-700 U.S. citizens trapped in the Gaza Strip who are expected to be allowed out under any deal to reopen the Rafah crossing.Members of this American family who have lived all over the world—from California to Turkey—came together in Gaza to celebrate the marriage of Zahwa Shaath, 26, who was looking forward to a traditional Palestinian wedding.
“My husband came from Turkey for the first time in five years to the Gaza Strip to complete the marriage ceremony between family and friends, then we were to return to Turkey to settle there where he works in his own private company, but the closure of the crossing left us stranded without a present or future.
“I represent the American community in Gaza, and I see that there are many American facilities for the evacuation of American-Israeli citizens during this war, while it cannot do anything to evacuate Palestinian American citizens in the Gaza Strip,” he told The Daily Beast. The Egyptian authorities have stipulated that aid to Gaza must be allowed through the Rafah crossing before any facilitation of the exit of dual nationals from Gaza. They also required Israeli approval of a humanitarian truce for several hours before the entry of any nationals.
“I can’t believe that the U.S. government couldn’t pressure Israel to allow evacuating 700 American individuals who need only one hour of operational work at the crossing? Our administration supports Israel with billions of dollars. How come it can’t pressure them for a humanitarian corridor?”
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