‘Every time I talk to them, it’s like the last call’: anguish of Palestinian Americans

A telecommunications breakdown has made talking to family members trapped under Israeli bombardment in Gaza difficult

Since coming to the US, Loay Elbasyouni has built a remote-controlled helicopter he can fly on Mars, but he can't contact his elderly parents in northern Gaza.

I'm in a big state of frustration," said the Nasa engineer, who lives in the Los Angeles area. I heard from them on the first day of the war and they were close to the bombing. Then nothing for seven days."