Girl’s appeal to President Sheikh Mohamed prompts swift resolution and returnhome

Last updated: May 03, 2026 | 13:29

A Palestinian family from Gaza, stranded and unable to return to the UAE, lived in limbo, their days uncertain, their nights spent waiting. Social Media

Abu Dhabi: For more than four months, an airport floor in Jordan became home.

A Palestinian family from Gaza, stranded and unable to return to the UAE, lived in limbo, their days uncertain, their nights spent waiting.

For the children, the pause was especially disorienting. Their lives had been rooted elsewhere, in the UAE, where they were born, raised, and where they say their only sense of home exists.

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It was the youngest voice that would carry the furthest.

In a short video shared on Instagram, a young girl stood beside her mother and four siblings and addressed UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan directly.…