Medway family finally escapes Gaza, begins "long journey" home
WBZ TV's Christina Hager reports.
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WBZ TV's Christina Hager reports.
A family from Massachusetts who had been trapped in Gaza for almost a month made it across the border safely into Egypt Thursday.
Hundreds of people trapped in war-torn Gaza were allowed to leave Wednesday and cross the border into Egypt, but a family from Massachusetts was not among them.
While the first foreign nationals were allowed to leave Gaza and head into Egypt, American citizens still remain in the warzone. That includes the Okal family from Medway.
The Israeli military said Monday it had struck more than 600 targets in Gaza over the previous 24 hours as it stepped up its bombardments.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation that Israel has opened a "new phase" in the war by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
Calls for help from a Medway family trapped in Gaza are growing more desperate by the day.
A Medway family trapped in Gaza is growing more desperate by the day. WBZ-TV's Christina Hager reports.
Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, says she "went through hell" being taken hostage by Hamas, but after 2 weeks in captivity, she shook one of the militants' hands.
Deadly, ongoing Israeli airstrikes are fueling anger across the region and fear for 222 Hamas hostages in Gaza as the U.S. tries to delay an invasion.
The two-week old war with Hamas is threatening to spiral into a broader conflict.
However, no U.S. citizens or other foreign nationals who have been stranded in Gaza since the war began were allowed to cross into Egypt.
A Plymouth family is desperate to return home to Massachusetts as they struggle to escape war-torn Gaza.
WBZ TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
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An attorney for the Okal family from Medway is calling on President Biden to stay overseas until all Americans stuck in the Gaza Strip amid Israeli airstrikes are safely brought home.
An attorney for the Okal family from Medway is calling on President Biden to stay overseas until all Americans stuck in the Gaza Strip amid Israeli airstrikes are safely brought home.
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