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Gaza puppeteer doesn't let the war stop his passion

Yousef al-Hindi, a puppeteer from Gaza, continues his passion despite the war between Israel and Hamas by using whatever materials he can find.
Yousef al-Hindi holds a puppet, also named Yousef, that he created using materials found in his camp in Rafah.

RAFAH, Gaza — Sitting outside a tin shed, surrounded by blankets draped over rope for privacy, Yousef al-Hindi carefully slices a piece of styrofoam into the shape of an arm. The material squeaks as he slowly breaks bits off.

Before the , al-Hindi was a successful puppeteer and social worker from the Shateh refugee camp in Gaza. He used puppets to treat

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