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Families who rescued loved ones from Gaza feel ‘scammed’ by Canada

Some who escaped yet to hear about visas, even as their legal status in Egypt is about to expire
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Palestinians displaced by the Israel air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip sit next to the border fence with Egypt in Rafah, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hatem Ali

The young woman’s first real hope that she might survive the nightmare she endured in the Gaza Strip came on the same night she was sure that she and her family would be killed.

Late last year, Canada promised it would help bring extended family members of citizens out of the besieged territory. But by last month, delays robbed the 20-year-old woman of any faith the Canadian government would help her family leave.

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