This is Al Jazeera’s Youmna El Sayed’s harrowing, nearly three hour account of all that she witnessed while covering Gaza.Youmna El Sayed has reported from Gaza for more than a decade. She was in Gaza on 7 October when Hamas attacked Israel and then remained in Gaza covering Israel's assault on the strip. In this in-depth conversation over nearly three hours she recollects events as she remembers them unfolding. From waking to the sound of rockets being fired into Israel on 7 October, to then finding herself and her family forcibly displaced five times in the ensuing bombardment as she covered the war.She speaks about the scarcity of food and water, losing colleagues who were killed, needing to evacuate her family while fearing for their lives, literally stepping over the remains of dead bodies, and so much moreThrough all of the above El Sayed continued her work as a journalist for Al Jazeera until she and her family managed to evacuate Gaza to Cairo, where they are presently living.She also speaks about the challenges that now face her and her family and the residents of Gaza as many of them face a future where they do not know if they will ever be able to go back to their homes which now lie in ruins.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:10 what can you remember about October 7th04:00 Going to the bureau and starting to cover the war06:30 thoughts on what Israel's retaliation would have been 09:30 Preparing your family for what is going to happen12:11 Not being able to be close to your family as bombs are falling on your neighbourhood 18:15 My kids we terrified, only able to sleep in my arms20:12 Palestinians don't have choices, they just need to endure23:23 Bombardments of the night vs bombardments of the day26:44 Leaving home37:06 Having no water or food38:04 how what you see changes your soul39:52 Bearing witness to what I never thought I would see43:45 The child with the blue backpack01:00:55 On Joe biden01:09:24 Bombing Jabaliyah refugee camp and almost dying01:14:17 If we die, we all die together as a family01:17:38 anonymous call 01:24:39 we will be killed because of you01:26:40 when I started to feel that I would be killed because I was a journalist01:27:52 Youmna and family leave Gaza city for a 2nd time01:32:29 taking shelter with 60 people in a small apartment building01:39:57 bodies decomposing on roads and crossings01:44:36 having conversations on leaving Gaza and where to go01:52:26 Walking to Khan Younis with Wael Dahdouh01:56:43 Walking through the corridor of death02:00:39 ceasefire and going to the beach02:05:44 Isreal begins ground operation in Khan Younis, going to Rafah02:09:39 How Youmna and family left Gaza02:14:38 having fate that they would be able to leave02:17:08 adjusting to life in Cairo and PTSD02:23:40 On losing Al Jazeera colleague and friends - Samer and Hamza02:28:47 What if there is no Gaza to return to02:32:48 Where will Palestinians in Gaza go to02:34:05 Will Gaza be ethnically cleansed02:37:19 What does accountability look like02:41:00 consequences of there being no accountabilitySubscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWHSubscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TGMiddle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.netFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteyeFollow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEyeLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEyeFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

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