A young woman's family in Canada paid over $70,000 to a private company to negotiate their exit from the Gaza Strip, as they lost faith in the Canadian government's promise to help them leave. The family lived under constant bombardment and faced food shortages. Their fortunes changed when their names appeared on a list approved to cross the border into Egypt.
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.
As the weeks went on, she and her relatives lived under near constant bombardment, she said. On days when they couldn't find canned food, adult family members opted to go hungry so children could stay fed. In mid-February, their fortunes changed. Her name, along with the names of her family members, appeared on a list of those approved to cross the border into Egypt. The Canadian government had nothing to do with it. In an act of desperation, the young woman's family in Canada paid more than $70,000 to a private company to negotiate the exit with Egyptian and Israeli officials. The news had her family literally jumping for joy that nigh
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