A Palestinian child displaced by the Israeli military offensive looks on from a shelter at an UNRWA school in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 20, 2025. — Reuters
A Palestinian child displaced by the Israeli military offensive looks on from a shelter at an UNRWA school in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 20, 2025. — Reuters

 A Palestinian woman displaced by the Israeli military offensive hangs a blanket in a shelter at an UNRWA school in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 20, 2025. — Reuters
A Palestinian woman displaced by the Israeli military offensive hangs a blanket in a shelter at an UNRWA school in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 20, 2025. — Reuters

 Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive shelter in an UNRWA school, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 20, 2025. — Reuters
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive shelter in an UNRWA school, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on August 20, 2025. — Reuters

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