The Gaza Strip's only Olympic athlete cannot believe he broke through Israel's siege of the tiny coastal strip, let alone that he made it all the way to China. "Right now, I can't believe I got out of Gaza. It is an unbelievable situation, trying to travel from there. It might take about 14 hours to get halfway across the world, but just to get out of the Gaza Strip I need weeks," said Nader al-Masri, a slightly built 28-year-old dressed in a striped T-shirt and speaking at the entrance to the Olympic Village. ...
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The Gaza Strip's only Olympic athlete cannot believe he broke through Israel's siege of the tiny coastal strip, let alone that he made it all the way to China. "Right now, I can't believe I got out of Gaza. It is an unbelievable situation, trying to travel from there. It might take about 14 hours to get halfway across the world, but just to get out of the Gaza Strip I need weeks," said Nader al-Masri, a slightly built 28-year-old dressed in a striped T-shirt and speaking at the entrance to the Olympic Village. ...