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825: Yousef

2024/3/3
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Yousef Hamash 在加沙战争期间,为了保护他的家人,特别是怀孕的妹妹Asil,经历了多次搬迁,从加沙北部到南部,最终到达拉法。他克服了重重困难,包括寻找住所、物资和医疗资源,以及安抚家人和应对空袭等。他展现了极强的责任感和坚韧不拔的精神,即使在面临绝望的情况下,也努力为家人寻找一线希望。 Asil 作为一名护士,在战争期间展现了冷静和坚韧。她积极参与营地事务,并为其他难民提供医疗帮助。尽管面临着分娩的风险和战争的威胁,她依然努力控制自己的情况,并与Yousef 共同制定了分娩计划。然而,她的分娩过程异常艰难,经历了漫长的等待和产后大出血,最终在医院得到救治。 旁白对Yousef 和Asil 的经历进行了客观描述,展现了战争对普通加沙家庭的残酷影响。旁白也穿插了对战争背景的介绍,以及对加沙医疗条件的描述,使读者能够更全面地了解事件的背景和严重性。

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Yousef Hammash, a humanitarian worker in Gaza, describes the challenges of moving his extended family to safety in Rafah during the escalating conflict. He details the difficult process of convincing his sisters to leave their homes, building makeshift tents, and dealing with the emotional toll of the constant bombing.
  • Yousef builds tents for his family in Rafah.
  • His pregnant sister is hesitant to move due to lack of proper facilities.
  • Yousef struggles with keeping his family safe and informed in the war zone.

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A series of phone calls to a man in Gaza named Yousef Hammash, between early December and now. He talks about what he and his family are experiencing, sometimes as they are experiencing it.

  • Act One: Over the course of one week in December, Yousef tries to get his sisters to safety, in Rafah. (29 minutes)
  • Act Two: Yousef is managing a camp of 60 people in Rafah, including his youngest sister, who is 8 months pregnant. Every day there’s talk that Israel will launch a ground assault in Rafah. Yousef and his sister make a plan for her to give birth safely, but it doesn’t go according to plan. And all 60 people in the family are looking to Yousef to tell them where they should go next and how to stay safe. (27 minutes)

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