It used to be very easy to find someone in Gaza to interview; all I needed was a person’s name, and then I knew where I could go to ask about them and their families, until eventually finding the person I needed to contact.
As reporters from Gaza, we know where most families are located. For example, if I have a person’s name to interview and his last name is Najar, I will go to Khan Younis, where this family is, and ask about the person I want. His relatives will lead me to him, even if he had moved to a different area, they would know because we had addresses and communication was easy.
Now all of that has changed, and such a simple journalistic task has become nearly impossible because of the genocide. ……more
