Press and Media
Since 2025, regional and national media have been following Yaser’s journey, the citizen mobilization, and subsequently the actions of Pont de Mer Humanitaire, founded on February 16, 2026.
Before the creation of Pont de Mer Humanitaire, there was Yaser, welcomed in Concarneau, a family remaining in Gaza, and a mobilization built to alert, protect, and seek solutions.
Since the summer of 2025, regional and national media have documented the different stages of this story: Yaser’s exile, the emergency faced by his family, the citizen mobilization, the structuring of advocacy, the birth of the association, the evacuation to Egypt, and the reunion.
This page gathers these external perspectives. It clearly distinguishes the founding mobilization of 2025 from the action officially carried out by Pont de Mer Humanitaire since its creation on February 16, 2026.
A mobilization that became an association
Pont de Mer Humanitaire was not born from a pre-conceived project. The association was built progressively, through contact with a real human situation.
In 2025, the priority was to support Yaser and mobilize around his family who remained in Gaza. As medical, administrative, humanitarian, and diplomatic obstacles appeared, a conviction was formed: the experience gained could be organized, strengthened, and put at the service of others facing the same disruptions in access to healthcare or education.
The creation of Pont de Mer Humanitaire on February 16, 2026, marks this transition from a citizen mobilization to an organized humanitarian structure. It does not rewrite what preceded it: it embraces the legacy and seeks to transform it into a sustainable capacity for action.
A story followed over time
These articles and reports mark the main stages of the journey. The links lead to the media outlets that published them.
Article for subscribers only“I would have preferred my mother to leave instead of me”: Yaser navigates between hope and concern
The first article to cover Yaser’s journey and his concern for his family remaining in Gaza.
Article for subscribers onlyThe family of Yaser, a refugee in Concarneau, is trapped in Gaza City
The article documents Yaser’s anxiety as his parents, brother, and sisters are trapped in Gaza City at the start of the offensive.
Article for subscribers only“My family in Gaza is living what you see every day on your screens”: strong emotion at the gathering
Yaser’s public testimony gives a concrete face to his family’s situation and the mobilization organized in Concarneau.
Article for subscribers onlyFrom Gaza to Concarneau, a family’s fight to save a young Palestinian
A national account dedicated to welcoming Yaser and the beginning of the fight for his family. Pont de Mer Humanitaire did not yet exist.
Article for subscribers only“We cannot close our eyes”: in Concarneau, a family’s fight to help Yaser
Published on the same day as the Libération article, this report covers the moment when a family commitment becomes a public mobilization.
Article for subscribers only“Bombings very close to their home”: they are fighting for the medical evacuation of Yaser’s family
As bombings draw closer to the family in Gaza City, the article documents the increasing efforts with French authorities to obtain their medical evacuation.
Article for subscribers only“We are at a standstill”: an appeal to the minister for Yaser’s family in Gaza
The article documents the steps taken with the minister to try to protect and reunite the family.
Article and video for subscribers onlyThe parents of Yaser, a Palestinian refugee in Concarneau, seriously injured in Gaza
Published on the day of the explosion, the article and its video mark a dramatic turning point: the search for evacuation becomes a vital medical emergency.
Article for subscribers onlyYaser’s parents injured in an explosion
Published online on September 14 and then in the print edition on the 15th, the article shows how the September 13 explosion abruptly changes the scale of the emergency.
Article for subscribers only“We can save them”: in Brittany, they are mobilizing for a family from Gaza
Published online on September 19 and then in the weekend print edition of the 20th and 21st, the report shows the expansion of the Breton mobilization.
Article for subscribers onlyCeasefire in Gaza: “It still feels a bit surreal” for Yaser, a refugee in Concarneau
Yaser welcomes the announcement with hope but remains cautious: his family is still in Gaza and no evacuation solution has yet been secured.
Article for subscribers only“All it takes is a ‘go’ from France” to evacuate the Al Rayyes family from Gaza
The article outlines the conditions already met for an evacuation and the French decision still awaited.
Article for subscribers onlyTwo Breton MPs support Yaser’s efforts
Parliamentary support gives a new institutional scope to the steps taken for the Al Rayyes family.
Article for subscribers onlyIn Concarneau, a support committee for the Al Rayyes family
The article records the formation of the support committee and links this citizen organization to a new local mobilization for peace in Palestine.
Article for subscribers onlyThey are mobilizing for an evacuation of the Al Rayyes family from Gaza to Brittany
The mobilization is gaining momentum around a medical evacuation to France and care at the Brest University Hospital.
How France discreetly resumed evacuations from Gaza
The article places Arafat Al Rayyes’ situation within the broader context of French evacuations and their institutional constraints.
Article and video for subscribers onlyAn appeal to Emmanuel Macron to evacuate the Al Rayyes family from Gaza
The support committee calls upon the President of the Republic to obtain the medical evacuation of Arafat Al Rayyes, who was seriously injured in Gaza.
The fight of Yaser, a Gazan refugee, to save his family
A detailed account of Yaser’s journey, his welcome in Concarneau, and the emergency that became daily life after his father’s injuries.
“We fear the next news will be bad”: the fight of a Finistère collective for a Gazan family
France 3 Bretagne documents the committee’s organization between Concarneau and Quimperlé and its action in front of the Quai d’Orsay to obtain a humanitarian visa.
Article for subscribers only“For us, it’s still war”: Yaser still hopes to welcome his family stuck in Gaza
In Concarneau, Yaser reminds us that the waiting, the risks, and the need for care remain despite the changing context in Gaza.
The hopes of a young Gazan welcomed by a family in Concarneau
An audio report that captures the voices, human connections, and the waiting, at a time when no outcome was yet secured.
Article for subscribers onlyFinal looks in seven moments at the year 2025 in Concarneau
The local retrospective includes Yaser’s journey among seven moments that marked the news in Concarneau in 2025.
Article for subscribers onlyIn Concarneau, a meeting to relaunch the evacuation of the Al Rayyes family from Gaza
After a meeting with MP Erwan Balanant, the committee obtains a commitment to reactivate contacts, while citizen mobilization continues.
Article for subscribers onlyA “turning point” for the repatriation of Yaser’s family?
The article reports on a strengthened local and institutional mobilization, prior to the creation of Pont de Mer Humanitaire.
Article for subscribers only“Remaining silent is no longer possible”: Yaser’s cry of pain for his family in Gaza
The newspaper relays Yaser’s open letter and his appeal to get his family out of Gaza.
Article for subscribers onlyThe Al Rayyes family on the road to Cairo to reunite with their son Yaser
The day after leaving Gaza, the article announces the journey to Cairo and the long-awaited reunion.
Article for subscribers onlyA Concarneau resident has built a humanitarian Sea Bridge with the Palestinians
Published online on June 14 and then in the print edition on the 15th, the report presents the birth of Pont de Mer Humanitaire and the transition to a structured association.
Yaser reunites with his family after two years of horror in Gaza
The report tells of the reunion in Cairo, following the evacuation of Arafat, Sanaa, and Mohammed from Gaza.
Article for subscribers only“Hold on, we’re going to make it”: the perseverance of a French couple
One year after its first report, La Croix returns to the continuity of the commitment, the evacuation to Egypt, and the birth of the association.
Two periods, the same human continuity
2025–early 2026 — The founding mobilization
The first publications speak of Yaser, his host family, and a citizen mobilization in the making. They are not media coverage of the association, which did not yet exist.
- August 6, 2025 · Le Télégramme — first article dedicated to Yaser’s journey and his family remaining in Gaza.
- August 13, 2025 · Le Télégramme — Yaser talks about his refuge in Brittany and his goal to help his family.
- August 22, 2025 · Le Télégramme — Yaser’s family is trapped in Gaza City as the offensive intensifies.
- August 24, 2025 · Le Télégramme — Yaser’s testimony causes strong emotion during the gathering in Concarneau.
- August 25, 2025 · Ouest-France — “Nothing is left”: from Gaza to Concarneau, the story of an exile under the bombs.
- August 29, 2025 · Libération and La Croix — two national accounts give a new dimension to the mobilization.
- September 3, 2025 · Ouest-France — Yaser fled Gaza and finds refuge in Brittany.
- September 8, 2025 · Le Télégramme — facing very close bombings, efforts multiply to obtain the medical evacuation of Yaser’s family.
- September 8, 2025 · Ouest-France — an appeal to the minister for Yaser’s family in Gaza.
- September 11, 2025 · RCF — Yaser, a young Palestinian, has found refuge in Concarneau.
- September 13, 2025 · Le Télégramme — Yaser’s parents are seriously injured in an explosion in Gaza; evacuation becomes a vital medical emergency.
- September 14, 2025 online · September 15 in print edition · Ouest-France — Yaser’s parents injured in an explosion.
- September 19, 2025 online · September 20–21 in print edition · Ouest-France — “We can save them”: the Breton mobilization expands.
- September 2025 · Le Télégramme — the injuries of Yaser’s parents change the scale of the emergency.
- October 10, 2025 · Le Télégramme — Yaser welcomes the ceasefire announcement with cautious hope, while his family remains in Gaza.
- October 23, 2025 · Ouest-France — the Brest University Hospital says it is ready to treat the Al Rayyes family.
- October 24, 2025 · Ouest-France — a fest-noz in solidarity with the family.
- October 24, 2025 · Le Télégramme — “All it takes is a ‘go’ from France” to evacuate the Al Rayyes family from Gaza.
- November 2, 2025 · Ouest-France — two Breton MPs support Yaser’s efforts.
- November 2, 2025 · Le Télégramme — the support committee for the Al Rayyes family has officially been launched in Concarneau.
- November 18, 2025 · Le Télégramme — the mobilization gains momentum for an evacuation from Gaza to Brittany.
- November 21, 2025 · Franceinfo — the case is placed within the national context of evacuations from Gaza.
- November 23, 2025 · Le Télégramme — the support committee addresses an appeal to Emmanuel Macron for the medical evacuation of the Al Rayyes family.
- December 5, 2025 · Le Parisien — Yaser’s fight to save his family.
- December 7, 2025 · France 3 Bretagne — regional media follows the fight of the Finistère collective and its action in front of the Quai d’Orsay to obtain a humanitarian visa.
- December 14, 2025 · Ouest-France — “For us, it’s still war”: Yaser still hopes to welcome his family stuck in Gaza.
- December 23, 2025 · RFI — Yaser’s hopes and waiting in an audio report.
- December 26, 2025 · Le Télégramme — Yaser’s journey is among the seven moments selected in Concarneau’s 2025 retrospective.
- December 28, 2025 · Ouest-France — “Get my dad out, he needs care”.
- January 9, 2026 · Le Télégramme — a meeting in Concarneau to relaunch the evacuation of the Al Rayyes family.
- January 11, 2026 · Ouest-France — a “turning point” for Yaser’s family?.
- January 17, 2026 · Le Télégramme — Yaser’s cry of pain for his family in Gaza.
2026 — A structured humanitarian action
Pont de Mer Humanitaire was created on February 16, 2026, to provide a sustainable framework for action. This date opens a new phase of official management, coordination, and responsibility.
- June 4, 2026 · Evacuation — Arafat, Sanaa, and Mohammed leave Gaza as part of an operation coordinated by the World Health Organization, with the Palestinian Red Crescent and relevant authorities.
- June 5, 2026 · Ouest-France — the Al Rayyes family has been evacuated from the Gaza Strip.
- June 5, 2026 · Le Télégramme — the Al Rayyes family on the road to Cairo to reunite with Yaser; see also the video report.
- June 7, 2026 · Ouest-France — in Quimperlé, an appeal for solidarity to reunite a family.
- June 14, 2026 online · June 15 in print edition · Le Télégramme — a humanitarian Sea Bridge with suffering Palestinians.
- June 17, 2026 · Ouest-France — the evacuated family is now in Egypt.
- June 20, 2026 · Le Parisien — the national report tells of the reunion in Cairo.
- July 23, 2026 · Ouest-France — a solidarity stand continues the mobilization in Trégunc.
- August 6, 2026 · La Croix — one year after its first article, the newspaper returns to the path traveled and the creation of Pont de Mer Humanitaire.
Listen to and watch the testimonies
A first video report dedicated to his journey and his family remaining in Gaza.
A report from France dedicated to human connections, waiting, and advocacy.
A report on the mobilization that continues after the evacuation from Gaza.
The report looks back at the exit from the enclave and the mobilized support.
A milestone reached, a journey still in progress
The evacuation from Gaza to Egypt constituted a major step. It did not, on its own, provide a sustainable solution to all the needs for care, protection, and family reunification.
Pont de Mer Humanitaire continues its work of documentation, coordination, and mobilization of competent actors, without promising a decision that depends on third-party authorities, institutions, or humanitarian mechanisms.
Editorial status updated on August 11, 2026. Personal or medical details subject to change are not detailed on this page.
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