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Nina Kravinsky

EXPLAINED: Americans in gaza feel abandoned by their government | Rare Historical Photos

American mother and Massachusetts resident Wafaa Abuzayda, her husband and their baby have been stuck in Gaza since the siege began. They are among an estimated 1,700 people with European and U.S. citizenships who are trapped in the Gaza strip. (Wafaa Abuzayda)


In the first few days of the war between Israel and Hamas, American mother and Massachusetts resident Wafaa Abuzayda spoke to Morning Edition from Gaza with a plea to the U.S. government. "Please, save us," she said.

More than two weeks into the war, she, her husband and their one-year-old baby are still trapped in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

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