Irish-Palestinian Zak Hania leaves Gaza Strip for Dublin

Irish-Palestinian man Zak Hania has left the Gaza Strip and is expected to be reunited with his family in Dublin this weekend.

Mr Hania left Gaza through the Rafah Crossing on Tuesday. After clearing Egyptian border checks, he reached Cairo on Wednesday. It had been a long, tiring journey, he said in a WhatsApp message.Mr Hania’s wife Batoul and Irish-born sons Mazen, Ismael, Ahmed and Nour left Gaza in November, and have been campaigning for his safe passage for months. Mr Hania was initially denied permission to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing.

“Our Embassy in Cairo is in contact with these citizens and is providing consular support,” a spokesperson said. Since Israel’s offensive on Gaza began last October, Mr Hania moved from his home in Gaza City, to Khan Younis in the south, before being pushed south against to Rafah. From Gaza City, Mr Hania returned to the enclave from Ireland about a decade ago. He had moved to Ireland in 1998, and lived in Castleknock, west Dublin for a period.Your top stories on Friday: Asylum seekers pitch tents in Ballsbridge; united Ireland costs would ‘equal austerity’Misadventures in babysitting: ‘We trusted her. Here she was drinking and dancing as our son cried’

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