I remember the cleaning lady, Ida, from my work that heard about the donation.

And she went into my office, crying.

And she said, you've got a heart.

I've got a heart.

So why are like this?

And she was crying, crying, crying.

And all I have to do is just hug her and be quiet because I have no good answer.

Hey listeners, I'm Mishi Harmon and this is Israel's story.

It's inconceivable on so many different levels that nearly 700 days,

700 days after October 7th, we're still living a reality of war, that new pages are added

on a daily basis to this heartbreaking tale of pain and loss

that's become the story of our times.

It's a story that's changed and evolved, from one of shock and confusion to one of anger

and action, to one of condemnation and desperation.

But throughout, one thing hasn't changed. It's a story of death and death and more death.

A story that will, no doubt, shape the rest of our lives and those of our children and

grandchildren. Long after, God willing, the hostages will return home, and the carnage and

devastation in Gaza will cease. But amid all this darkness, amid all the grief, crushed hopes, and impossible moral questions,

there are also islands of hope. And as an optimist, I think there's value, real value,

in reminding ourselves of those islands. Which is why we bring you this wartime diary about the

unlikely bond between Pazit Noyberger and Radwan Abu Arara. Pazit and Radwan met through work.

He was on the board of the Lod Water Company, where she worked, and they both sat down with our producers Adina Karpoch and Mitch Ginsberg to share their

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