At least 400 Americans are trapped in Gaza as Israel mounts a siege of the enclave, cutting off supplies of food and water, amid a relentless aerial bombardment.
A house destroyed in an airstrike in the center of Khan Younis, Gaza, on Friday. The teenager stands in the middle of a hospital ward, his tank top covered in blood. His cheek is bandaged. One hand is wrapped in gauze, and in the other, he holds up his U.S. passport.
Yousof was born in Michigan and is the only American citizen in his immediate family, his cousin said. His father studied at Western Michigan University and worked in the state for several years.In another video recorded at the hospital, Yousof said he felt abandoned by the U.S. government. “What did we do to deserve this?” he said. “We’re civilians, everyone here is a civilian.”
In late September, Hesham Kaoud, 55, traveled to Gaza with three of his brothers and his 20-year-old nephew Ameer. All five are American citizens; Ameer had never been outside the United States before. They were supposed to stay for two weeks and were looking forward to spending time at the beach, said Hesham’s wife, Haifa.Each morning, Haifa gets her 8-year-old daughter ready for school at their home outside Dallas. Then she waits for the call that will prove her husband is still alive.
“If Rafah gate is open to allow humanitarian aid to go in, we will be trying to get out the American citizens who are in Gaza who want to leave,” Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman, said at a briefing Thursday.
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