Photo Essay: Just lovely!

“It does not take much nor long for anyone entering Gaza from the outside to realize the true value of its shores to its people. 

The moment you take a single step with your bare feet on the sand and look to your left then right, you notice the sun is setting, you see the people at play, instantly you are filled with joy, instantly you understand what the people go through and instantly you realize how the shore has become their true lifeline.”

Photo essay: The shores of Gaza

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Caption for photo below: FAMILIES GATHER TO SWIM UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF A LIFEGUARD TOWER IN A BEACH NEAR AL-RASHEED STREET IN GAZA CITY, ON AUGUST 11, 2021. (PHOTO: MAHMOUD NASSER)

"we are in the process of completely losing the Jordan Valley"

“On 15 July, residents of Faroush Beit Dajan in the northern Jordan Valley woke up to a horrifying reality: the Israeli army had raided the village and demolished a seven-year-old water cistern that supplied water to their farms.

The demolition was part of an Israeli army campaign over the summer to destroy water sources that Palestinians had established in the Jordan valley, including water cisterns, ponds, wells for collecting water, and irrigation networks.”

Palestinians fight for right to water, survival in Jordan Valley


Caption for photo: A cow drinks water from a leaking pipe in the Jordan valley in the West Bank (AFP File Photo/Menahem Kahana)