A 62-year-old Ontario woman says her brother has died in northern Gaza after weeks spent searching for food and refuge while he waited for word if he could come to Canada.
Palestinian Canadians, Marcus Karashuli, 36, and his mother, Sawsan Karashuli, 62, have applied through the federal government visa program to get two family members out of Gaza. They say one of those family members has now starved to death while waiting to hear something from the government in Kitchener, Ont., on Friday, March 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio.
She was joined by her son Marcus in a recent interview. “Mom had started to tidy up the room and fix everything up,” 36-year-old Marcus Karashuli said, his voice breaking. “She had clothes because they’d be coming with nothing. We truly believe in Canadian values, but we’re shocked that they’re not able to do anything … it’s just a lot of time, lost effort, a lot of false hope.
Marcus Karashuli fell silent when he was told only 14 people had succeeded in getting temporary Canadian visas. “That is just heartbreaking,” he finally said. The war has driven 80 per cent of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million Palestinians from their homes, including the Qarsholis. Famine is “imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70 per cent of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, a United Nations-backed report said Monday.Nova Scotia child dies from aggressive form of strep, family speaks out
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