00:00I started making food because I had to do something.
00:08I can't stay without doing anything.
00:12I'm not a chef.
00:16I'm a food blogger.
00:25For me, cooking is the symbol of persistence.
00:30Food, let's say, before the war.
00:32No, no, no!
00:35It gave me a sense of satisfaction.
00:39I was a food blogger for most of the restaurants in Gaza.
00:42I tried new dishes every day.
00:46Today, I communicate with the whole world through my tired and angry mind.
00:51There's nothing to worry about.
00:54Even the simplest things are normal.
01:08There's always the sound of a gun.
01:15You have to go out and do your job.
01:18You have to go out and do your job.
01:22Because a lot of people will eat while you're gone.
01:29I'm always worried, especially when I go out in the morning.
01:42I feel like I might never come back.
01:46There's no security.
01:50Not on the road.
01:54Not anywhere.
01:57Finding food is very difficult.
02:09I'm not the one who decides what to cook.
02:12The market is the one who decides.
02:17Prices are high.
02:19It's hard to buy a lot of things.
02:25All these things are difficult.
02:27I face them every day.
02:31How many bananas?
02:33Four?
02:34Four?
02:35A kilo?
02:36Seven?
02:38How much is this ketchup?
02:40How much is this ketchup?
02:42Oh, that's a lot.
02:46What's your name?
02:48Moussa?
02:49Where do you live?
02:51Where do you live?
02:53In Yunis.
02:54In Yunis?
02:57It's been months since I've eaten meat, chicken, fish, or any other type of meat.
03:04It's been a while since I've eaten chicken breast or wings.
03:12If I want 50 kilos,
03:14you have 50 kilos?
03:17We'll make wings and breast.
03:21We'll make the sauces and everything we make before lunch.
03:24You're not a photographer.
03:32The thing I like to do the most is cleaning the wings.
03:36I'll use this brush to clean the wings.
03:38It's clean.
03:42Brush.
03:48I don't want any hair.
03:51The thing I like the most about making this food, or these quantities,
03:55is that I've seen a lot of people saying that they miss the food from before the war.
04:06I made my first cooking video after five months of the war.
04:12I decided to make tuna butter based on what we have in Gaza.
04:18And thank God, it turned out well.
04:20And it started to spread after my video in an unusual way.
04:30I felt that I started to become famous after the taco video in Mexico.
04:35I felt that people outside started to know me and started to follow me.
04:49All of this was made possible by me,
04:52to help the children.
04:54That's all.
04:58Water Million Relief contacted me.
05:02They saw the videos and asked me
05:05why I didn't try to work with them to make food.
05:13They receive donations from GoFundMe.
05:17They pay for the ingredients.
05:20One.
05:22One, two.
05:24These donations helped me a lot.
05:30I hold it like this.
05:32It was like this.
05:36The idea of this video came from the fact that
05:39we've been talking to the world in all languages for months.
05:43We've been talking to the world in all languages for months.
05:47The whole world started to move.
05:52The idea came from the fact that the world speaks the language of silence.
05:59Maybe the language of the eyes.
06:01To understand it.
06:13Chicken.
06:18No, no, leave the boy alone.
06:20I'm hungry.
06:21I don't know how much I can eat.
06:27I haven't eaten meat since the beginning of the war.
06:33I haven't eaten anything good since the beginning of the war.
06:37All these people used to live well.
06:39What happens to them is very difficult.
06:43Uncle, we have three children.
06:46How are you, uncle?
06:47We have three children.
06:48That's good.
06:52I want to give people hope through this food.
07:04Come and taste it.
07:06Come on.
07:10That's right.
07:14I want to give them something to be patient with.
07:17Something to eat and enjoy.
07:19To feel that there is still hope.
07:25I always give them hope that the war is not over yet,
07:27but that life is over.
07:32Maybe the next few days will be good.
07:36Where are you going?
07:39We are looking for a high place to upload this video.
07:45There is no internet in all of Tunisia.
07:49This is the highest area.
07:52Who is right?
07:53Partner or mobile phone?
07:56Partner?
07:59There is no network.
08:01There is no internet.
08:05There is no internet.
08:11How are you?
08:12How are you?
08:14I have been trying to connect to the internet for an hour to upload the video.
08:17The video?
08:18Yes, I want to connect to the internet for 10 minutes.
08:20How long is the video?
08:21One minute.
08:22There is internet in front of us.
08:25But it takes a lot of time to upload.
08:27No problem.
08:28I will fix it.
08:29I will fix it.
08:31Really?
08:32Yes.
08:34You are welcome.
08:42I am trying to connect to the internet to upload the video.
08:45I want you to help me.
08:47There is internet in front of us.
08:49Yes, there is internet.
08:51I have been trying to connect to the internet for three days.
08:56When I sit on the internet and see things,
08:58I feel that I am very far from the internet.
09:00I feel that I am very far from the reality of the people outside.
09:06I see the comments on my Instagram page.
09:10There are a lot of nice comments.
09:12Honestly, it makes me happy and gives me energy to think about new things.
09:20The thing I miss the most before the war is to live in my house.
09:28This is my uncle's house.
09:31We don't have privacy.
09:35This is my father's bedroom.
09:37This is my brother's bedroom.
09:40This is my brother's bedroom.
09:42And this is my bedroom.
09:44The thing I miss the most is stability, privacy, and peace of mind.
09:52And that you have the right to decide what to do and what not to do.
10:01This is my father's bedroom.
10:11The last video I saw of my house was when I was shelled.
10:17I didn't live in my house for two months.
10:20Because I was newly married.
10:24When I left my house, I didn't take anything that was necessary.
10:29I told him, when I come back, I'll take it.
10:32When I come back, I'll take it.
10:35When did you come back?
10:36Three days ago.
10:38Did you take your laptop?
10:39Yes, I took my laptop because I work on my laptop.
10:43And I kept my wedding ring at home.
10:47Did you bring it?
10:48Yes, I did.
10:52I was very happy.
10:53I was very happy.
10:55And these photos were one of the most precious things that we have.
11:03In all moments of our lives, food is the most important thing.
11:05No, but when I was hungry, I didn't eat in the morning.
11:09And when we did the photo shoot, we also brought food.
11:14It was a nice day.
11:15I was very happy.
11:19I feel like I'm seeing someone else.
11:22I feel like this person is not me.
11:35Before the war, I was the one who took Hamada's photos.
11:41It was difficult for me to do what I did before, because of the war.
11:47But I was helping him with the editing at home.
11:55We wanted him to be known and famous as a food blogger in the world,
12:00but not in the light of our suffering.
12:04For me, this year was like the year that was stolen from us.
12:15We were running all the time.
12:21We were running from one place to another.
12:25We were running to eat, not to run.
12:29It was a period of siege.
12:33There was almost no food.
12:37There was nothing fresh.
12:40I was very afraid of my children in these circumstances.
12:44There was no natural food for any pregnant woman.
12:52The birth was difficult.
12:56The birth took almost six hours.
13:02The first time I saw my son, it was a problem.
13:06The first time I saw my son, it was a shock.
13:11He was finally born.
13:17When I see my son, I imagine what will happen to him.
13:27Will I live a normal life with him?
13:36Why are you so small?
13:38I love you.
13:41Go to sleep, go to sleep.
13:45Go to sleep, don't worry.
13:48Go to sleep, don't worry.
13:51I'll tell Zuzu to sleep.
14:02I always appreciate the value of the moment with my family.
14:08I eat more than I eat in a restaurant.
14:13It is very difficult to light a fire, especially when there is no gas.
14:21We have to use the tools of the ruined houses.
14:28Of course, it is unhealthy.
14:39When my mother cooks, I like to put something in the food.
14:43Because I like to eat a lot of delicious food.
14:48I mix the food in the cans.
14:55Despite the difficult circumstances, we try.
15:09When will you come to Maghloba?
15:13We are waiting for you.
15:17I miss being calm, without worries, without fear or confusion.
15:30What are you thinking about?
15:33I'm listening.
15:39It's all a dream.
15:53In these circumstances, I can't think about the future.
15:59I have hope that I will be able to end the war and live a normal life.
16:09But where can I live a normal life?
16:17In Gaza, we don't have houses.
16:20Maghloba, Gaza
16:37I just want everything to be fine.
16:42I don't want anything to be cut.
16:45I want to live a normal life.
16:58I'm afraid of my family and my wife.
17:02I always feel that every moment is the last.
17:14I want to do something positive, something good.
17:23I want my son to be proud of me.
17:27After the war, I will stay for a while to cook for people.
17:30Because after the war, there will be more work.
17:37This is my role and my goal.
17:45Goodbye.
18:01The future of Gaza depends on the future of its people.
18:14Gaza, Gaza
18:23No matter what happens, the people will not give up.
18:26They are determined to live.
18:32When the war is over, God willing, I will return to my homeland.
18:38God willing, I will continue to live.
18:44God willing, I will continue to live.
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