A White House spokesperson declined to comment.
But as CNN has previously reported, the seeming lack of progress on this front is fueling the families’ growing anxiety.
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The Nitzana crossing is nearly 50 kilometers (more than 31 miles) from Rafah.
Rawan Yaghi, who was taught by Alareer and is now a 30-year-old writer based in Canada, said he was a “leader of literary resistance.”
“It’s something we don’t talk about. We don’t even want to think about how these kids, the homes, the lives (that) get destroyed again and again every few years,” he recalled.
Hamas battalions in two areas of northern Gaza are “on the verge of dismantling," according to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have also intensified its operation in the central part of the enclave.
“It’s an archetypal Palestinian image of a discussion, a debate on should we stay in one room, so if we die, we die together, or should we stay in separate rooms, so at least somebody can live?” he said.
In recent days, between 60 and 100 trucks have been using Rafah crossing to enter Gaza — a volume that the United Nations and other aid agencies say is far too little to mitigate the territory’s humanitarian crisis.
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This picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 3, 2023, shows smoke billowing over the Palestinian enclave during Israeli bombardment amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza on December 3 as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
“If you want to pray, you cut it short because there’s bombing around. If you want to eat, you stop eating because there’s bombing around.
CNN cannot independently confirm the number of dead and wounded in Gaza, but on Sunday the Israel Defense Forces said it had struck more than 22,000 targets in Gaza since October 7.
He left behind his wife, and children aged 7 to 21. CNN has been unable to reach members of Alareer’s family.
