Ottawa man set to return from Gaza a month into Israel-Hamas war
Hany Elbatnigi, 71, went to Gaza in September to visit family and sell a property. It was his fist time back since 1967. Then the Israel-Hamas conflict began and it took a month to get out.
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![Hany Elbatnigi speaks to his kids from a hotel room in Cairo. He was able to flee Gaza via the Rafah border crossing earlier in the week after being stuck in the territory since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7. A man appears on a computer screen sitting on a table.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7024364.1699566831!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hany-elbatnigi-9-nov-23.jpg)
Hany Elbatnigi, 71, went to Gaza in September to visit family and sell a property. It was his fist time back since 1967. Then the Israel-Hamas conflict began and it took a month to get out.