Federal Government: Gaza

Gaza: Despite a government warning, Elgadi's family flew to Cairo on Aug. 8, and then made its way to Gaza to see his wife's ailing father, who lives in a refugee camp. She didnt see her parents in the last ten years and the father is very sick -- really sick -- between life and death. She was really worried about that, he explained. While there, the Egyptian government closed the border due to violence in Egypt, allowing a limited number of people to cross. The border was also closed all week for the holy holiday Eid that marks the end of Ramadan, and so they remain stranded in Gaza, according to CTV. No help, not at all. Nothing, he said and A Quebec man is calling on the federal government to help him bring his wife and three daughters home from Gaza. Ghassan Elgadi said his family left for Gaza in August and hasn't been able to return home since. Elgadi's wife and their three daughters, aged 12, 8 and 3, were supposed to return to Canada on Sept. 16. They're stuck, he said. All four are Canadian citizens. Elgadi has asking Foreign Affairs to intervene, but so far said he's received little response. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.