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Today, Explained

A call from Gaza

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

People are desperately trying to escape Gaza as the siege on the strip continues. Mohammed Ghalaieny, a Palestinian British man, tells us why he is choosing to stay, even as other foreign nationals escape through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Victoria Chamberlin and Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

In September, Mohammed Galaini left home in Manchester, England to visit his dad in Gaza.

0:07.0

Mohammed had a life in Manchester.

0:09.0

He's an atmospheric scientist and he worked for the government on air quality policy.

0:13.0

But he'd been away from Gaza for 20 years and he was thinking about moving home.

0:18.0

This trip was like a toe in the water.

0:21.0

That things didn't go as planned for Muhammad is probably very obvious.

0:25.8

There's nowhere safe.

0:27.2

Nowhere feels safe.

0:30.0

So if nowhere feels safe, then you might as well say, what the hell?

0:36.3

That's how I'm living my life right now.

0:38.3

But Muhammad has something most Palestinians don't.

0:41.5

He has a British passport. The question now is, will he flee to the Ruffer

0:45.8

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