Abdalaziz Abu Hasanein, a Palestinian with legal residency in Valencia since July 2021, has been trapped in Gaza City since June 2023. What began as a family visit has turned into a long wait to return to his home in the Ayora neighborhood, preventing him from working and financially supporting his family.

The 29-year-old, who left Gaza in 2016 to study and work in Valencia, is now in his hometown, where the war has completely disrupted life. "My daily life is searching for food, filling water, and escaping from one place to another, fleeing from Israel's bombs," he recounts, describing a precarious survival situation.

Abdalaziz was scheduled to return to Valencia in October 2023, but the outbreak of conflict made it impossible. Since then, he has tried to contact the Spanish embassy to be included on the evacuation list, where he was registered in February 2024. However, despite email exchanges, he has not yet been able to leave the Strip.

His economic situation has been severely affected, as he cannot work as a freelance 'data entry' operator due to internet instability. "Now the whole family lives off what my uncle sends from Sweden," he explains, expressing his desire to return to Spain to resume his life and help his family.

Abdalaziz's family, including his parents and sisters, also wish to leave Gaza, but they only have Palestinian documentation. The young man hopes that the Spanish government can offer them assistance to achieve this, even though communication with the embassy has become increasingly difficult.