
Life in Rafah: "We Are Humans, We Deserve a Better Life"
Clip: 3/4/2024 | 5m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Displaced Palestinian Daiana Al-Bukhari joins the show.
The threat of an Israeli incursion into Rafah still looms large. Daiana Al-Bukhari is now a Rafah resident, having been displaced three times from her home in Gaza City. Despite internet connection problems, Al-Bukhari has kept her nearly 100,000 Instagram followers up to date. She joins the show to describe what life is like in Gaza under siege and heavy bombardment.
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Life in Rafah: "We Are Humans, We Deserve a Better Life"
Clip: 3/4/2024 | 5m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
The threat of an Israeli incursion into Rafah still looms large. Daiana Al-Bukhari is now a Rafah resident, having been displaced three times from her home in Gaza City. Despite internet connection problems, Al-Bukhari has kept her nearly 100,000 Instagram followers up to date. She joins the show to describe what life is like in Gaza under siege and heavy bombardment.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipDAIANA, TELL ME WHAT -- WHAT DAILY FOOD AND WATER IS TO YOU?
WHAT ACCESS DO YOU HAVE?
>> ACTUALLY, IT'S A STRUGGLE TO ME.
I WAKE UP EVERY DAY, I JUST THINK HOW I WOULD GET WATER, OR FOOD.
I HAVE TO GET IN LINE TO GET SOME FOOD AND WATER.
BUT IT'S NOT HEALTHY, WE USE THE SAME WATER TO DRINK, TO SHOWER, TO WASH THE DISHES, AND EVERYTHING.
SO, THE WATER, IT'S NOT HEALTHY.
>> I'M GOING TO PLAY A LITTLE VIDEO FROM SOMETHING YOU HAVE RECORDED, BECAUSE YOU HAVE FOLLOWERS AND YOU'RE POSTING YOUR DAILY LIFE, SO, I'M GOING TO PLAY THIS LITTLE VIDEO NOW.
>> HI, IT'S DAIANA FROM GAZA.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHERE I EVACUATED WITH MY FAMILY.
WE SHARE WITH MANY FAMILIES, SO, WE HAVE ONLY THIS SMALL SPACE.
AND YOU MIGHT ASK ME WHY WE ARRANGED THE TABLES THIS WAY -- ACTUALLY, IT'S MY MOM'S IDEA.
SHE THINKS WHEN WE PUT OUR HEADS THIS WAY, PROTECT US FROM ANY BOMBINGS OR ANY AIR STRIKES.
>> WOW.
SO, YOU'RE TELLING PEOPLE THAT NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT AND DRINK, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE BOMBINGS AND THE DRONES OVERHEAD.
HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THAT?
WHAT IS IT LIKE WHEN YOUR ENVIRONMENT IS -- IS BOMBED?
>> IT'S SO SCARY, YOU KNOW, I'M 23 YEARS OLD, AND I LIVE ALL THAT, IT'S OKAY ABOUT ME.
WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE CHILDREN?
JUST THINK ABOUT THEM.
THINK HOW IF YOUR CHILD WERE UNDER THESE BOMBS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
THEY ARE HUMAN, THEY ARE JUST A CHILD, WE ARE HUMANS, WE DESERVE PEACE.
>> DAIANA, TELL ME HOW THE CHILDREN AND THE YOUNGER PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY GROUP REACT.
>> I THINK ALL OF US HAVE TRAUMA.
WE ALL HAVE TRAUMA.
THEY ARE AFRAID ALL THE TIME.
THEY ARE CHECKING, LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME.
WE ALL HAVE TRAUMA NOW.
>> CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING VERY BASIC?
>> WE JUST TRY TO SURVIVE.
>> YES.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING JUST AS BASIC.
HOW DO YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM?
HOW DO YOU HAVE PLACES, ESPECIALLY WOMEN, WHO NEED FEMININE HYGIENE, WHO NEED, YOU KNOW, PROPER SANITATION, WHO CAN'T GO OUT TO THE BACK OF A TENT AND JUST, YOU KNOW, PEE LIKE MEN DO.
HOW DO YOU TAKE CARE OF THOSE NEEDS?
>> YES.
ACTUALLY, YOU ASKED ME ABOUT ALL THE STRUGGLES.
I JUST FIGURED OUT THAT ALL MY LIFE IS A STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE TO WAIT TO USE THE BATHROOM.
I HAVE TO WAIT FOR HOURS TO TAKE A SHOWER.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE, SO, I TRY TO FIND WHATEVER I CAN FIND TO USE IT.
IT'S ALL THE GIRLS HERE.
>> AND HOW -- HOW MANY MEALS A DAY DO YOU EAT?
AS BAD AS IT IS IN THE NORTH, WHAT DO YOU EAT?
AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU LIVING WITH IN YOUR SPACE?
>> ACTUALLY, I AM LUCKY IF I GOT, LIKE, TWO MEALS A DAY.
I TRY JUST TO -- TO EAT ONE MEAL, SO WE CAN HAVE FOOD FOR THE OTHER DAY.
I SHARE THE SPACE WITH MANY FAMILIES, LIKE -- TEN FAMILIES, I THINK.
>> AND WHAT IS IT LIKE WHEN YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE, NOT JUST TO PEOPLE LIKE ME, BUT PEOPLE, YOUR NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE WHO MAY STILL BE IN GAZA CITY WHO YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THE NORTH?
>> THERE'S NO ANSWER.
MOST OF THEM DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY OR SOLAR POWER, SO, THEY CAN'T CONTACT.
SO, I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THEM.
I HAVE NOTHING TO KNOW ABOUT THEM.
>> AND DAIANA, ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THE PEOPLE YOU'RE WITH IN RAFAH, ARE THEY AFRAID OF A GROUND OFFENSIVE OR SOME KIND OF MASSIVE OFFENSIVE, ISRAELI OFFENSIVE ON RAFAH?
>> ACTUALLY, WE ARE ALL VERY SCARED.
MORE INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED.
NO ONE WANTS MORE FIGHTING.
WE ARE PRAYING FOR PEACE.
WE MUST TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT A MASSACRE IN RAFAH.
IF IT HAPPENS, IT WILL BE A MODERN CENTURY MASSACRE IN RAFAH.
WE HAVE SEEN A GROUND INVASION, THAT WOULD MEAN DEATH AND SUFFERING OF THOUSANDS.
THERE ARE INNOCENT PEOPLE.
IMAGINE AN ARMY ATTACKING -- IMAGINE YOU ARE A CHILD WITH NO PARENTS IN RAFAH.
YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE CHILD LOST OF PARENTS.
WHO WILL KEEP PEACE?
THE WORLD LEADERS MUST PROTECT US, CHRISTIANE.
YOU KNOW, THIS WAR, THIS GENOCIDE, SHOWED US HOW THE PEOPLE ARE, HOW THE LEADERS ARE.
IT SHOWS US THE TRUTH, CHRISTIANE.
>> DAIANA, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE YOUR STORIES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, INDEED.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
STAY SAFE.
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