Justine Yan

I started calling Anas Baba after the ceasefire went into effect, and he was home in Gaza City. The only place he could find with a good internet connection was a cemetery next to a hospital that had generators. So that's where he'd sit to talk with me about what he'd been through during this war and how home had been an idea that sustained him for 15 months.

I started calling Anas Baba after the ceasefire went into effect, and he was home in Gaza City. The only place he could find with a good internet connection was a cemetery next to a hospital that had generators. So that's where he'd sit to talk with me about what he'd been through during this war and how home had been an idea that sustained him for 15 months.

I started calling Anas Baba after the ceasefire went into effect, and he was home in Gaza City. The only place he could find with a good internet connection was a cemetery next to a hospital that had generators. So that's where he'd sit to talk with me about what he'd been through during this war and how home had been an idea that sustained him for 15 months.

He said he wasn't sure what he'd find. But as he walked down the street, reality sunk in.

He said he wasn't sure what he'd find. But as he walked down the street, reality sunk in.

He said he wasn't sure what he'd find. But as he walked down the street, reality sunk in.

He walked past a community kitchen.

He walked past a community kitchen.

He walked past a community kitchen.

And another building that had housed 20 families.

And another building that had housed 20 families.

And another building that had housed 20 families.

And in a way, it was. Unlike so many other houses, his was still standing. Anas' house is at the end of a small street. It's four stories high, with concrete verandas on the top three floors. He said his father designed it to look like an Italian villa. Anas lived here with his mother and father, his sister and two of his younger brothers.

And in a way, it was. Unlike so many other houses, his was still standing. Anas' house is at the end of a small street. It's four stories high, with concrete verandas on the top three floors. He said his father designed it to look like an Italian villa. Anas lived here with his mother and father, his sister and two of his younger brothers.

And in a way, it was. Unlike so many other houses, his was still standing. Anas' house is at the end of a small street. It's four stories high, with concrete verandas on the top three floors. He said his father designed it to look like an Italian villa. Anas lived here with his mother and father, his sister and two of his younger brothers.

They all evacuated Gaza early in the war, and he hasn't seen them in almost a year. So when he walked up to the front door of his house, he was alone. He reached for the keys in his pocket, but there was nothing left to unlock.

They all evacuated Gaza early in the war, and he hasn't seen them in almost a year. So when he walked up to the front door of his house, he was alone. He reached for the keys in his pocket, but there was nothing left to unlock.

They all evacuated Gaza early in the war, and he hasn't seen them in almost a year. So when he walked up to the front door of his house, he was alone. He reached for the keys in his pocket, but there was nothing left to unlock.

All of the windows had been shattered by bombs. There were gaping holes in the walls. And on the third floor, he found an unexploded artillery shell. Ana surveyed the damage, the broken glass and piles of rubble. The kitchen was totally empty.

All of the windows had been shattered by bombs. There were gaping holes in the walls. And on the third floor, he found an unexploded artillery shell. Ana surveyed the damage, the broken glass and piles of rubble. The kitchen was totally empty.