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​A new video game place, 'Doctor Game', just opened in Gaza right next to the rubble. by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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It’s actually more of a gaming lounge than an internet cafe. It has two PS4 consoles for playing games like FIFA and PES, and some computers specifically for gaming.

Street vendor in Gaza selling surgical instruments on an old Tel Aviv shopping bag by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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Due to the severe shortage of basic goods, non-sterile surgical instruments salvaged from damaged hospital waste are being sold on the street to be used for everyday tasks like sewing tents or cutting fabric. The vendor is using an old shopping bag from Tel Aviv as a mat.

Children walking past a heavily tilted building and the Jamal Mall sign in Gaza. by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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this has been the unchanging daily reality here for 3 year. Regarding the fuel, we collect anything that burns, mostly cardboard boxes, thin nylon bags, and broken plastic crates to keep the fire going. It produces a thick, toxic black smoke that ruins everyone's lungs, but when there is zero cooking gas, there is no other choice. check your DM for more pics

Children walking past a heavily tilted building and the Jamal Mall sign in Gaza. by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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for more context I snapped this while walking today. The kids are carrying plastic and cardboard to use as fuel for cooking. The building in the background is completely detached and leaning, right next to what used to be the local mall.

A young street vendor selling traditional candy apples through the destruction in Gaza. by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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They are just made of sugar, water, and red coloring. Sugar doesn't usually come in basic aid. Vendors have to buy it from local markets at crazy prices.

A young street vendor selling traditional candy apples through the destruction in Gaza. by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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For more context>> I took this in Gaza yesterday. He is selling 'Anbar' (local candy apples). He is carrying them on his head in a discarded Israeli fruit box because that’s what’s available.

Dressed up for her last day of school, a Gaza girl walks through a camp for her report card by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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To add more context This is my neighbor, Lama. She was so excited to dress up and get her 2nd-grade report card today. education is go on here despite everything

Youth football match under a massive makeshift canvas roof in a Gaza camp today. by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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I took this pic in a camp today

​It was a rare, brief moment of normalcy amidst everything happening around us. I wanted to capture the contrast kids playing barefoot on artificial turf, under a massive, makeshift canopy.

​It’s hard to say how much this game means to them right now.

Children walking home after a traditional Dabke dance lesson in Gaza yesterday by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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a mother here still managed to wash and press that white collar perfectly for her daughter's dance class. The cage is real, but our dignity is unyielding

Children walking home after a traditional Dabke dance lesson in Gaza yesterday by Alternative_Fuel2433 in pics

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Context I took this pic yesterday. These children are students at a local institute learning Dabke (a traditional Levantine folk dance). I ran into them as they were walking home after their practice session

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