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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hannah Cottrell

Son says British-Palestinian parents at Egyptian border are ‘essentially like caged hens just waiting to die’

A man from London whose British-Palestinian parents are in southern Gaza said they are “trapped” at the border with Egypt “like caged hens waiting to die”.

Mo El-Deeb, 30, said his father, Talal El-Deeb, 66, went to visit family in Gaza a few weeks ago and his wife, Naila, 69, joined him within the last two weeks.

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