. >> nabil's mother, niella, who lives in camarillo, had been have visiting family in gaza. ever since nabil has been trying to get her out of gaza via egypt, but the crossing was either too busy or the border was closed. niella took this video inside her family home in gaza. >> they're bombing the area. >> after remember after that communication blackout i spoke to mom and she was just in tears and everyone was in tears. they didn't know. they thought that's it. they cut us off from the world and they're going to finish us. >> nabil said she hid out with dozens of people rationing food and water while he frantically contacted government officials stateside begging them to help his mom. when nabil finally got the call from his uncle that niella left gaza, he called the moment bittersweet. >> it's so hard to tell him i was happy, hearing him cry, a 50 something-year-old man. >> nabil said this photo of his mom was taken just after she had crossed into egypt, but that her thoughts stayed with her family trapped in a war zone on the other side. >> right now there is just a plan