Life in Gaza: The Sea as Refuge

The relationship between the people of Gaza and the sea goes

beyond being the source of food or even a source where people can

come and enjoy their time as the rest of the world.

For the people of Gaza, the sea is the only outlet.

It's the only free place that is connected to the world, not cut and

blockaded like the people of Gaza.

It's even the place where they come and feel that Israel cannot

confiscate this place as the rest of everything in their lives.

Here in the genocide, a lot of people seek refuge here by the

shore because

simply no other places to put their tents in because of

the big amount of destruction, the lack of reconstruction, or

even places in their original neighborhoods to put their

tents. So basically, they're camping here by the sea.

Here, the people of Gaza wash their clothes

or even bathe just to save

water, and because there is no enough water reaching them.

Here, the people of Gaza create beautiful

moments away

from the heat in the tent, the destruction around them, the

starvation just knocking their doors all the time.

So here, the families are just being families, not families

surviving a genocide. Unfortunately, the sea is surrounded by dozens of

the Israeli warships from the south to the north, preventing people from

swimming or fishing for more than 500 meters to one kilometer.

Same warships that killed a lot of Palestinians just because they

were sitting by

the sea with their families. However, Palestinians are trying until now

to escape the heat and everything posed by Israel

and come by the

sea to watch the sunset and enjoy their time. That's the sunset.