Scraping by in Gaza

Over six months after the end of war with Israel, life in Gaza still remains difficult with thousands living in tents.
Published April 16, 2015

Life in Gaza remains difficult as thousands of Palestinians seek shelter in tents near destroyed homes; while numerous others still try to manage in damaged buildings.

Over six months after the end of a 50-day war with Israel last summer, the enclave is still under a tight Israeli-Egyptian blockade. Little of the $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza's reconstruction by international donors last October has arrived.

A youth feeds his younger brother.
A youth feeds his younger brother.
A girl is reflected in a fragment of mirror.
A girl is reflected in a fragment of mirror.
A woman is seen through a piece of metal at her house.
A woman is seen through a piece of metal at her house.
A woman washes up in her kitchen.
A woman washes up in her kitchen.
A girl walks on top of the rubble of her family’s house.
A girl walks on top of the rubble of her family’s house.
Children throw garbage at a dump site.
Children throw garbage at a dump site.
A boy jumps into the Mediterranean Sea.
A boy jumps into the Mediterranean Sea.
A woman cooks at her house.
A woman cooks at her house.
A boy is pictured through the window of a house.
A boy is pictured through the window of a house.
A boy looks through a window.
A boy looks through a window.
A family shares lunch at home.
A family shares lunch at home.
A boy sells sweets on Gaza City beach on the Mediterranean Sea.
A boy sells sweets on Gaza City beach on the Mediterranean Sea.
Palestinian boys play at their family house.
Palestinian boys play at their family house.