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Palestinian-American mother and her children fleeing Israel-Hamas war stuck at Rafah border crossing
CBSN
Cairo - When Laila Bseisso finally saw her name on a new list of 400 Americans approved to leave the Gaza Strip and flee the brutal war between Israel and Hamas through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Thursday, her deep sense of relief at the thought of escaping the heavily bombarded enclave was short-lived.
A list released by Gaza's Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry had the names of 400 American nationals who were approved to cross over the border into Egypt on Thursday. But Bseisso, a Palestinian-American mother and Ohio native, was surprised to find that two of her young children were not among the names listed.
Bseisso has three children. Hassan, the oldest, is 12 and has American citizenship, but his 7-year-old brother Mohamed and 10-year-old sister Nada were born in Gaza. They don't hold American passports. While Palestinian border authorities have permitted Laila Bseisso and her three children through their border gate, she and the children are currently waiting at the Egyptian side of the crossing.
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