Hanna Rosin

How did water work in Gaza before the war? Because I recall from talking to him that it wasn't easy, even the best of non-war circumstances, to keep water flowing.

Right. So that was the baseline before the war. Then comes October 7th, and you've described the intense bombing campaign that destroyed a lot of the North. How did that situation look in the eyes of a water engineer?

Right. So that was the baseline before the war. Then comes October 7th, and you've described the intense bombing campaign that destroyed a lot of the North. How did that situation look in the eyes of a water engineer?

Right. So that was the baseline before the war. Then comes October 7th, and you've described the intense bombing campaign that destroyed a lot of the North. How did that situation look in the eyes of a water engineer?

So what did that mean for the people who were trapped in Gaza? Because there were still about 2 million people there. Like, how did that change their lives? Right.

So what did that mean for the people who were trapped in Gaza? Because there were still about 2 million people there. Like, how did that change their lives? Right.

So what did that mean for the people who were trapped in Gaza? Because there were still about 2 million people there. Like, how did that change their lives? Right.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Now we're a few weeks into the ceasefire. Maybe it's a precarious ceasefire. It's not really clear. What's the current water situation?

Now we're a few weeks into the ceasefire. Maybe it's a precarious ceasefire. It's not really clear. What's the current water situation?

Now we're a few weeks into the ceasefire. Maybe it's a precarious ceasefire. It's not really clear. What's the current water situation?

Even the fact that they have a six-month plan seems really important to note because what that symbolizes is Gazans rebuilding for themselves as opposed to the other visions, which are the U.S. or somebody else doing it for them, right? Right.

Even the fact that they have a six-month plan seems really important to note because what that symbolizes is Gazans rebuilding for themselves as opposed to the other visions, which are the U.S. or somebody else doing it for them, right? Right.

Even the fact that they have a six-month plan seems really important to note because what that symbolizes is Gazans rebuilding for themselves as opposed to the other visions, which are the U.S. or somebody else doing it for them, right? Right.

Okay, so there's all this destroyed infrastructure, and there are competing visions for how to rebuild it. How does Marwan fit into all of this?

Okay, so there's all this destroyed infrastructure, and there are competing visions for how to rebuild it. How does Marwan fit into all of this?

Okay, so there's all this destroyed infrastructure, and there are competing visions for how to rebuild it. How does Marwan fit into all of this?

After the break, Marwan was right to be hopeful once, even though he wasn't working with all that much. What does it look like to push through this time around with even less? Claudine, Marwan's been working on water in Gaza for like 30 years. So he knows how to operate with very few resources, very little autonomy.