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December 20, 2023

Yousef’s Week

A series of conversations with a man in Gaza over the course of one week.

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Courtesy Yousef Hammash

By Chana Joffe-Walt. Produced by Nancy Updike.

Act One

Act One

One of our producers, Chana Joffe-Walt, had a series of conversations with a man in Gaza over the course of one week. They're so immediate – and particular to this moment in the war in Gaza – that we're bringing them to you mid-week, outside our regular schedule.

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