Two British nationals and dependants of two others have been prevented from leaving Gaza with their families to flee the war between Hamas and Israel.
Abdalrahman Alharazin, an interpreter from London, said his pregnant wife and three children were able to cross into Egypt at Rafah as their names were on an approved list of foreign nationals.
His name was not, though, and he waited almost three days at the Egyptian side.
Ahmed Sabra, a doctor from Swansea, is stuck in the same situation.
Like Mr Alharazin, he was separated from his wife and three children after officials on the Palestinian side of the border allowed him to accompany them to the Egyptian side.
The two dependants, who have not been named, are the wives of British men who were allowed to cross into Egypt. One of the women is a doctor and the mother of two British children.
“I am really in shock, because I was in safety for 72 hours,” Mr Alharazin told the BBC on Wednesday. “I was expecting someone to help me and my kids, who are in tears, and my wife who needs a hospital. I thought someone would really look at us with mercy.”
The UK government said it would not comment on specific cases, but that it was working round the clock to help.
Source: bbc.com
