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Displaced Gazan waits in Cairo for conditions to return to be met

Omar al-Hasayna has continued living in Cairo three years after leaving the Gaza Strip, following an Israeli air strike that killed most of his family. He is waiting for security and stability to be restored and reconstruction to begin in the war-damaged territory so that he can return.

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A displaced man from Gaza stands on a balcony or rooftop in Cairo, with residential buildings and an urban skyline behind him.

Omar al-Hasayna is waiting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for conditions that would allow him to return to the Gaza Strip, three years after leaving the territory following an Israeli air strike that killed most of his family.

Al-Hasayna was forced to move from Gaza to Cairo after losing most of his family in the strike.

Since then, he has remained outside the territory, waiting for the day when returning becomes possible amid the consequences of the war and the destruction Gaza has suffered.

Al-Hasayna's conditions for returning to Gaza

Al-Hasayna's wait to return is tied to the availability of sufficient security and stability in the territory, along with reconstruction. Until these conditions are met, he continues to live in Cairo, waiting for the possibility of returning to Gaza after years of displacement and loss.