‘Neither war nor peace’: Palestinians in Gaza on existing amid disease, despair and ruins
Palestinians describe daily routines full of challenges including shortages of water and nourishing food, disease, unemployment and the threat of death. Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/GettyPeople tell of lives changed beyond recognition after the 7 October attacks by Hamas three years ago and the subsequent Israeli offensive By Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Jason BurkeWed 7 Oct 2026 17.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAhmed Ishtaiwi has six chairs. They are cheap and plastic and battered, but they are among the 43-year-old driver and mechanic’s most valuable possessions.Ishtaiwi lives in a tent near Deir al-Balah in central Gaza with his two daughters.
- ▪Palestinians describe daily routines full of challenges including shortages of water and nourishing food, disease, unemployment and the threat of death.
- ▪Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/GettyPeople tell of lives changed beyond recognition after the 7 October attacks by Hamas three years ago and the subsequent Israeli offensive By Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Jason BurkeWed 7 Oct 2026 17.00 EDT
- ▪They are cheap and plastic and battered, but they are among the 43-year-old driver and mechanic’s most valuable possessions.Ishtaiwi lives in a tent near Deir al-Balah in central Gaza with his two daughters.
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| Publication time | Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:00:01 GMT |
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Palestinians describe daily routines full of challenges including shortages of water and nourishing food, disease, unemployment and the threat of death. Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/GettyPeople tell of lives changed beyond recognition after the 7 October attacks by Hamas three years ago and the subsequent Israeli offensive By Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Jason BurkeWed 7 Oct 2026 17.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAhmed Ishtaiwi has six chairs. They are cheap and plastic and battered, but they are among the 43-year-old driver and mechanic’s most valuable possessions.Ishtaiwi lives in a tent near Deir al-Balah in central Gaza with his two daughters.
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