Issam Abu Hadayed, 28, tries to cool off her 5-month-old baby Amira, with a plastic plate as they sit in their tent at a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
Scorched, Displaced: Gaza's Desperate Fight Against War And Heat - In Photos
As temperatures soar under Gaza's relentless summer sun, displaced Palestinians already reeling from war and turmoil now battle the searing heat. In sprawling tent camps of Khan Younis and along the Mediterranean coast, families fan their babies with plastic plates, splash their children with water and wade into the sea in search of relief.
Heat in Gaza
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A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches near the shore during the sunset in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.
Gaza climate crisis
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A Palestinian, Adham Sabah, 39, lies outside a tent at a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.
Summer heat in Gaza
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Rida Abu Hadayed, 32, uses water to cool off her 2-year-old daughter Azhar inside their tent at a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
Gaza heatwave alert
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A Palestinian girl cools off in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Gaza City.
Extreme heat in Gaza
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A displaced Palestinian jumps into the water of the Mediterranean Sea to cool down during a heat wave in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.
Gaza weather
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, stand in an area at a makeshift tent camp at dusk in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.
Mideast weather
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A Palestinian rides a horse at the seafront at sunset in Gaza City.
Mideast Heatwave
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Displaced Palestinians cool off in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Gaza City.
Mediterranean heatwave
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Displaced Palestinians ride a small boat as they cool off in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Gaza City.
Heat wave in Khan Younis
| Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Displaced Palestinians cool off in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.
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