Photos in Gaza City, where the beach offers fleeting respite as war and famine grind on

Photos in Gaza City, where the beach offers fleeting respite as war and famine grind on
Palestinians cool off in the Mediterranean near a tent camp by the seaside in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP)
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Updated 04 September 2025

Photos in Gaza City, where the beach offers fleeting respite as war and famine grind on

Photos in Gaza City, where the beach offers fleeting respite as war and famine grind on
  • Families seek relief from the stifling daytime heat, and perhaps a glimpse of the life they used to know

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: On a darkened beach in Gaza City, the only light comes from small food stalls and flickering cellphones.
Families seek relief from the stifling daytime heat, and perhaps a glimpse of the life they used to know. Many have been displaced multiple times over nearly two years of war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into Israel.
Just a few kilometers (a few miles) away, Israeli forces are blowing up buildings in the opening stages of a plan to conquer the city. Israeli strikes could come at any time. Those enjoying the sea may soon be ordered to evacuate to sprawling tent camps further south.
There is a small amount of food for sale on vendor carts , at prices many can’t afford. Experts say Gaza City is experiencing famine.
Many Palestinians have lost everything in this war. They still have the sea, for now.


Hamas armed wing says to hand over Gaza hostage body at 1900 GMT

Hamas armed wing says to hand over Gaza hostage body at 1900 GMT
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Hamas armed wing says to hand over Gaza hostage body at 1900 GMT

Hamas armed wing says to hand over Gaza hostage body at 1900 GMT
GAZA CITY: Hamas’s armed wing said it would hand over the remains of another hostage on Wednesday as required under the US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza.
The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades “will hand over the body of an Israeli prisoner found in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, at 9 PM Gaza time” (1900 GMT), the group said on its Telegram channel.
Of the 28 deceased hostages Hamas agreed to hand over to Israel under the deal, it has so far returned 21 — including 19 Israelis, one Thai national and one Nepali.