Belgium granted family reunification visas to Rawan Alkatari's husband, Osama, and three children, but they remain stuck in Gaza. Alkatari came to Belgium shortly before the war on Gaza began in October 2023 and has been separated from her family since. Their visas, approved on October 1, 2024, are set to expire, and the family's documents are with the Belgian embassy in Cairo. Alkatari's family has been displaced multiple times and now resides in a crowded camp in al-Mawasi, which, despite being designated a humanitarian safe zone, has faced ongoing attacks from Israel.
Belgium has approved visas for Rawan Alkatari's husband and three children, but they remain stuck in the Strip, unable to join her in Aalst.
My husband and children got their family reunification visas approved on October 1, 2024, but remain stuck in Gaza, despite Belgium's efforts for evacuation.
Alkatari's family has been displaced more than four times and currently lives in an overcrowded encampment in al-Mawasi in Gaza's Khan Younis.
Israel had designated al-Mawasi as a humanitarian safe zone in December 2023, but continues to attack the area, threatening Alkatari's family's safety.
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