Chana Joffe-Walt

The people who remained in the north and never left are under siege with increasingly limited food and medical care. The U.N. says children are, quote, as ever, the first and most to suffer. So this latest move for Banias' parents, it feels like a new phase. It's a move from I can't believe it's gone on this long to this is going to keep going on. For Banias, it's more of the same.

The people who remained in the north and never left are under siege with increasingly limited food and medical care. The U.N. says children are, quote, as ever, the first and most to suffer. So this latest move for Banias' parents, it feels like a new phase. It's a move from I can't believe it's gone on this long to this is going to keep going on. For Banias, it's more of the same.

More temporary, more displacement. Displacement that looks pretty likely to last most, if not all, of her childhood. I asked Banias if there was a song she thought we should use at the end of the show. This is what she suggested. She says she danced to the song at her uncle's wedding two days before the war started and has not stopped listening to it since.

More temporary, more displacement. Displacement that looks pretty likely to last most, if not all, of her childhood. I asked Banias if there was a song she thought we should use at the end of the show. This is what she suggested. She says she danced to the song at her uncle's wedding two days before the war started and has not stopped listening to it since.

Today's episode was produced by Valerie Kipnis and edited by Laura Starczewski. The people who put together today's show are Jendayi Banz, Sean Cole, Michael Comete, Henry Larson, Catherine Raimondo, Stowe Nelson, Nadia Raymond, Anthony Roman, Ryan Rummery, Francis Swanson, Christopher Switala, Matt Tierney, Nancy Updike, Julie Whitaker, and Diane Wu. Our managing editor is Sara Abdurrahman.

Today's episode was produced by Valerie Kipnis and edited by Laura Starczewski. The people who put together today's show are Jendayi Banz, Sean Cole, Michael Comete, Henry Larson, Catherine Raimondo, Stowe Nelson, Nadia Raymond, Anthony Roman, Ryan Rummery, Francis Swanson, Christopher Switala, Matt Tierney, Nancy Updike, Julie Whitaker, and Diane Wu. Our managing editor is Sara Abdurrahman.

Our senior editor, David Kestenbaum. Executive editor, Emmanuel Berry. Welcome to the world, Elias Berryman Chase. Special thanks this week to... Claire Garmirian and Becky Smith with Save the Children. Shaina Lowe and Camilla Lodi with the Norwegian Refugee Council. Tanya Hari with Gisha. Amy Walters and the wonderful Al Jazeera podcast, The Take.

Our senior editor, David Kestenbaum. Executive editor, Emmanuel Berry. Welcome to the world, Elias Berryman Chase. Special thanks this week to... Claire Garmirian and Becky Smith with Save the Children. Shaina Lowe and Camilla Lodi with the Norwegian Refugee Council. Tanya Hari with Gisha. Amy Walters and the wonderful Al Jazeera podcast, The Take.

Corey Short with the City University of New York, Jamin Vandenhoek with Oregon State University and the UN Satellite Center. Dr. Iman Farajala's book that focuses on the experiences of children in Gaza in particular is called My Life is a War. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the public radio exchange.

Corey Short with the City University of New York, Jamin Vandenhoek with Oregon State University and the UN Satellite Center. Dr. Iman Farajala's book that focuses on the experiences of children in Gaza in particular is called My Life is a War. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the public radio exchange.

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To become a This American Life partner, which gets you bonus content, ad-free listening, and hundreds of our favorite episodes of the show right in your podcast feed, go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners. That link is also in the show notes. I'm Chana Jaffe-Walt. Ira will be back next week with more stories of This American Life.

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