– We had hoped that Norwegian citizens would be on the list for evacuation today, but unfortunately we were not, says Shabat to news on Wednesday afternoon. She lives and works in Norway, but went down to Gaza to show her child to the family. Then came the war. Since then, she and the eight-month-old baby have been trapped inside Gaza. Every day Shabat has hoped that the message would come that Norwegian citizens can leave Gaza. But it has not done so so far. Opened the border For the first time since the war started, it became possible on Wednesday to pass the border crossing from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. Egyptian authorities have reported that up to 500 foreign nationals may be allowed to cross the border during the day. But so far, none of the approximately 200 Norwegian citizens in Gaza have received permission to leave through the Rafah crossing, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A list that news has obtained shows that the permits on Wednesday apply to people from Japan, Austria, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Australia, the Czech Republic and Finland. The border crossing between Egypt and Palestine in Rafah will be open to foreign nationals and the injured on Thursday as well. That is according to the Palestinian authorities, according to Reuters. Distraught and confused, Shabat is grateful for the work the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done for her and her daughter, even though they were unable to get out of Gaza today. They have been trapped there since the war started, and have been in contact with the ministry since day one. – They have listened and listened to our concerns, and tried to reassure us that there is hope, says Shabat and adds that the frustration and confusion has been great as the days went by, and they were still not allowed to come out. – To this day, we have not received confirmation that Norwegian citizens will be allowed to leave Gaza. The wait has been incredibly tiring, and every day during the war feels like a year, she says. The freelance team that news collaborates with inside Gaza met Lana shortly after the war broke out. Then she talked about the challenges she and her family struggled with. Still have hope Her family has moved several times and right now lives with many other people in a 50 square meter apartment. Her eight-month-old baby has the flu, and since the start of the war has had many other ailments that small children usually get. She has not been able to treat these properly without access to medication. – No pharmacy had what we needed. It was painful to see her in that condition. It has also been difficult for us to get hold of clean water and food. The only thing we eat is dry biscuits and cheese, she says. Lana says from Gaza that they are now in a 50 square meter apartment with many other people. They have had to move several times since the war started. Photo: Ahmed Abu Kmail Poor and limited access to food and drink has affected their health. This is in addition to the fear they feel every day and the death they see around them. – Our only hope every night is to see daylight again. We pray that none of us get hurt or that we don’t lose someone we love. No matter what I tell you now, it is impossible to describe what we are going through. This is inhumane. This is unfair in all kinds of ways, she says indignantly. But even though they were not allowed to come out today, it gave Lana hope that it will soon be the turn of Norwegian citizens. The only thing we can do in the situation we find ourselves in is to hope that something will happen. We think that as long as we live, there is hope, she says.
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