Anas Baba

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Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza.

Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza.

On The Sunday Story, what it's like to be a reporter covering the war in Gaza while also living through it. Listen now to The Sunday Story on the Up First podcast from NPR.

On The Sunday Story, what it's like to be a reporter covering the war in Gaza while also living through it. Listen now to The Sunday Story on the Up First podcast from NPR.

I only want to walk to my house, to Gaza City. Just the happiness inside you is driving you all the way. It's just like after all of that patience, after all of that missing for Gaza City, now we've been reunited again.

I only want to walk to my house, to Gaza City. Just the happiness inside you is driving you all the way. It's just like after all of that patience, after all of that missing for Gaza City, now we've been reunited again.

I only want to walk to my house, to Gaza City. Just the happiness inside you is driving you all the way. It's just like after all of that patience, after all of that missing for Gaza City, now we've been reunited again.

I only want to walk to my house, to Gaza City. Just the happiness inside you is driving you all the way. I'm feeling truly, Aya, that every single step that I'm taking is truly taking me to the heaven, not to Gaza. It's just like after all of that patience, After all of that missing for Galveston City, now we've been greenlighting the game.

I only want to walk to my house, to Gaza City. Just the happiness inside you is driving you all the way. I'm feeling truly, Aya, that every single step that I'm taking is truly taking me to the heaven, not to Gaza. It's just like after all of that patience, After all of that missing for Galveston City, now we've been greenlighting the game.

I only want to walk to my house, to Gaza City. Just the happiness inside you is driving you all the way. I'm feeling truly, Aya, that every single step that I'm taking is truly taking me to the heaven, not to Gaza. It's just like after all of that patience, After all of that missing for Galveston City, now we've been greenlighting the game.

NPR producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, saw people in cars and many on foot celebrating their return to the southern city of Rafah for the first time in eight months. Mohammed Abu Mohsen was among those running to enter Rafah, the keys of his house in hand, though it was unclear if his home was still standing. Rafah.

NPR producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, saw people in cars and many on foot celebrating their return to the southern city of Rafah for the first time in eight months. Mohammed Abu Mohsen was among those running to enter Rafah, the keys of his house in hand, though it was unclear if his home was still standing. Rafah.

like other areas of Gaza, has been mostly leveled by Israeli airstrikes and controlled demolitions. There are bodies and unexploded ordnance buried in the rubble, local officials say, making recovery and rebuilding a difficult task. Israel and Hamas agreed to an initial six-week ceasefire to allow for hostages and detainees to be released.

like other areas of Gaza, has been mostly leveled by Israeli airstrikes and controlled demolitions. There are bodies and unexploded ordnance buried in the rubble, local officials say, making recovery and rebuilding a difficult task. Israel and Hamas agreed to an initial six-week ceasefire to allow for hostages and detainees to be released.

The deal also calls for a surge in needed humanitarian aid into Gaza. Aya Batraoui, NPR News Dubai, with reporting by Anas Baba in Gaza.

The deal also calls for a surge in needed humanitarian aid into Gaza. Aya Batraoui, NPR News Dubai, with reporting by Anas Baba in Gaza.