Justine Yan

Everywhere she went, everything she did, she thought of Gaza. Her own life, outside the frame of the war, felt unfair.

Aya made phone call after phone call to doctors, rescue crews, and aid workers on the ground, trying to verify the basic facts. And while doing that, she'd also call on us.

Aya made phone call after phone call to doctors, rescue crews, and aid workers on the ground, trying to verify the basic facts. And while doing that, she'd also call on us.

Aya made phone call after phone call to doctors, rescue crews, and aid workers on the ground, trying to verify the basic facts. And while doing that, she'd also call on us.

In the South, Anas was displaced again and again. He lived in his car. That's where he slept at night.

In the South, Anas was displaced again and again. He lived in his car. That's where he slept at night.

In the South, Anas was displaced again and again. He lived in his car. That's where he slept at night.

He was always hungry. Anas has lost almost 70 pounds since the start of the war. And there were days he couldn't eat because of what he saw. The repetition of bombing, evacuation, and bombing again.

He was always hungry. Anas has lost almost 70 pounds since the start of the war. And there were days he couldn't eat because of what he saw. The repetition of bombing, evacuation, and bombing again.

He was always hungry. Anas has lost almost 70 pounds since the start of the war. And there were days he couldn't eat because of what he saw. The repetition of bombing, evacuation, and bombing again.

Anas has often been among the first to arrive at the scene of a bombing. Several times, he's tried to save someone's life. After one airstrike in Al-Buraj, central Gaza, Anas found a group of people trying to rescue women and children trapped in a building that had just been bombed.

Anas has often been among the first to arrive at the scene of a bombing. Several times, he's tried to save someone's life. After one airstrike in Al-Buraj, central Gaza, Anas found a group of people trying to rescue women and children trapped in a building that had just been bombed.

Anas has often been among the first to arrive at the scene of a bombing. Several times, he's tried to save someone's life. After one airstrike in Al-Buraj, central Gaza, Anas found a group of people trying to rescue women and children trapped in a building that had just been bombed.

So he joined it. Someone passed him a young woman. She was semi-conscious and couldn't breathe. He carried her out of the building.

So he joined it. Someone passed him a young woman. She was semi-conscious and couldn't breathe. He carried her out of the building.

So he joined it. Someone passed him a young woman. She was semi-conscious and couldn't breathe. He carried her out of the building.

There's no footage of this moment because Anas had put down his phone. He wasn't reporting anymore. It took more than 15 months for the bombs to stop. The day the ceasefire went into effect, January 19, 2025, it was also Anas' birthday. He turned 31. About a week later, Anas set out on the coastal road towards Gaza City. It was a seven-mile walk north.

There's no footage of this moment because Anas had put down his phone. He wasn't reporting anymore. It took more than 15 months for the bombs to stop. The day the ceasefire went into effect, January 19, 2025, it was also Anas' birthday. He turned 31. About a week later, Anas set out on the coastal road towards Gaza City. It was a seven-mile walk north.

There's no footage of this moment because Anas had put down his phone. He wasn't reporting anymore. It took more than 15 months for the bombs to stop. The day the ceasefire went into effect, January 19, 2025, it was also Anas' birthday. He turned 31. About a week later, Anas set out on the coastal road towards Gaza City. It was a seven-mile walk north.

He was surrounded by thousands of other Palestinians, also heading home. Eya Batraoui called him.