Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety

After weeks without a response from IRCC, Wesam Nofal says her parents travelled to Egypt on Feb. 18 to try and cross into Gaza ‘to take their children out or die trying.’

Wesam Nofal says her parents, Mohammed, left, and Intisar, booked a ticket and flew to Egypt to try and get their children out of Gaza themselves after months of unsuccessful attempts to do so through the regular immigration processes and the most recent temporary resident visa program. Photograph courtesy of Wesam Nofal

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BY STUART BENSON

February 21, 2024

Palestinian Canadians with family trapped in Gaza say they are running out of hope after six weeks of waiting to hear if their applications for the special visa program to bring them to safety have begun processing. And as Israel threatens to launch a military operation into...

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