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834: Yousef and the Fourth Move

In Rafah, Yousef is out of options and faces his toughest move yet.
Prologue: Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Yousef Hammash has decided where to go next and when. In Rafah, he is out of options and faces his toughest move yet. (5 minutes)Act One: Yousef does not even want to think about leaving Gaza. (18 minutes)Act Two: The actual price — in cash — of getting out of Gaza. (31 minutes)Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/834/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy">This American Life privacy policy.</a> <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">Learn more about sponsor message choices.</a>

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