What freedom feels like after Gaza

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In London, I meet two Palestinian friends who survived the genocide. Hanging over us is the same bewilderment at a world that appears normal yet has also normalised the hell we left Palestinians wait to leave Gaza for Egypt via the Rafah crossing, in Khan Younis on 19 March 2026 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) Off "I wasn't allowed to take anything with me when I left Gaza," Omar tells me. "You were only allowed to go out with your T-shirt and trousers. Otherwise, I wanted to bring you a gift: a home blessin