Hannah Jaffe-Walt (Host)

We, meaning the people who are outside Gaza now. Yusuf, his wife, his kids and his mom. Inside Gaza, the sisters make plans, talk about who they ran into that day, share pictures of their kids, of bombings. They send voice memos to each other to share news and cheer each other up.

In a year plus since Yusuf has left, the sisters have all moved again. They're not all together anymore. And they keep moving. They've survived airstrikes, illnesses, months with no food at all coming in. And they keep checking in here in the chat.

In a year plus since Yusuf has left, the sisters have all moved again. They're not all together anymore. And they keep moving. They've survived airstrikes, illnesses, months with no food at all coming in. And they keep checking in here in the chat.

In a year plus since Yusuf has left, the sisters have all moved again. They're not all together anymore. And they keep moving. They've survived airstrikes, illnesses, months with no food at all coming in. And they keep checking in here in the chat.

Yusuf, the problem solver in the family, the don't worry, I'll take care of it guy, he keeps trying to figure out how to solve the same problems over and over. When his sister Aseel texts, if I clean, I get dizzy. If I cook, I get dizzy. There's no edible food. It's worse than you can imagine. Yusuf replies, buy anything. Aseel, don't worry about me, love. All is okay.

Yusuf, the problem solver in the family, the don't worry, I'll take care of it guy, he keeps trying to figure out how to solve the same problems over and over. When his sister Aseel texts, if I clean, I get dizzy. If I cook, I get dizzy. There's no edible food. It's worse than you can imagine. Yusuf replies, buy anything. Aseel, don't worry about me, love. All is okay.

Yusuf, the problem solver in the family, the don't worry, I'll take care of it guy, he keeps trying to figure out how to solve the same problems over and over. When his sister Aseel texts, if I clean, I get dizzy. If I cook, I get dizzy. There's no edible food. It's worse than you can imagine. Yusuf replies, buy anything. Aseel, don't worry about me, love. All is okay.

Then they go back and forth. Asil, one kilo of rice is 35. Yusuf, no problem, I'll pay. Asil, a kilo of flour is 50. Yusuf, whatever the price. Asil, the issue is not the price, it's the cash. Yusuf, I don't know what one can do. Asil, the situation has become very bad. Yusuf, the problem is I can't do anything.

Then they go back and forth. Asil, one kilo of rice is 35. Yusuf, no problem, I'll pay. Asil, a kilo of flour is 50. Yusuf, whatever the price. Asil, the issue is not the price, it's the cash. Yusuf, I don't know what one can do. Asil, the situation has become very bad. Yusuf, the problem is I can't do anything.

Then they go back and forth. Asil, one kilo of rice is 35. Yusuf, no problem, I'll pay. Asil, a kilo of flour is 50. Yusuf, whatever the price. Asil, the issue is not the price, it's the cash. Yusuf, I don't know what one can do. Asil, the situation has become very bad. Yusuf, the problem is I can't do anything.

You can't find food even if you have money.

You can't find food even if you have money.

You can't find food even if you have money.

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Yusuf spent the first six months of the war experiencing everything his family is experiencing, together. And when he left, it felt inconceivable that it could go on this way, this much longer. But it has. His phone keeps getting new messages, and he keeps reassuring and responding and arranging and trying to provide comfort.

Yusuf spent the first six months of the war experiencing everything his family is experiencing, together. And when he left, it felt inconceivable that it could go on this way, this much longer. But it has. His phone keeps getting new messages, and he keeps reassuring and responding and arranging and trying to provide comfort.

Yusuf spent the first six months of the war experiencing everything his family is experiencing, together. And when he left, it felt inconceivable that it could go on this way, this much longer. But it has. His phone keeps getting new messages, and he keeps reassuring and responding and arranging and trying to provide comfort.

And then, these last few weeks, being unable anymore, even with all his skills and connections, to get money, cash, into his sister's hands. Hearing how their children are not eating. Something changed for Youssef. He felt literally dumbstruck.