For NPR’s Anas Baba, covering the war in Gaza also means living it

The Palestinian journalist said it’s his calling to stay in his native land and report on what happens

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For 17 months and counting, Anas Baba’s life has revolved around only two things: reporting from Gaza as an NPR producer, and staying alive.

Scrape together enough canned lentils for a meal; interview a father about the death of his malnourished son. Avoid getting hit by Israeli fire; report on the baby sisters whose limbs were blown off a day after being vaccinated against polio. Find an internet connection reliable enough to tell his NPR colleagues he’s okay; interview a social media influencer whose parents were killed in an Israeli hostage rescue operation.

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