In Rafah, Yousef is out of options and faces his toughest move yet.
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Yousef Hammash
Listen to our previous episodes about Yousef and his family: "Yousef" and "Yousef's Week."
Prologue
Act One
Act One
Yousef does not even want to think about leaving Gaza. (18 minutes)
Act Two
Act Two
The actual price — in cash — of getting out of Gaza. (31 minutes)
Reporter Chana Joffe-Walt talks to reporters from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Mada Masr.
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