Ghost Stories

Brussels, Belgium: Jean Rey Square, next to the Europa building, is filled with 4,500 empty pairs of shoes to remember every person killed over the last decade in Gaza. Photo: Stephanie Lecocq/EPA.

Winterreise

A toilet by the wall barrier near the Rafah crossing point into Egypt from Gaza. Photo: David Levene for The Guardian.

Ulysses and the Sirens

Gaza City: A boy leaps into the sea at sunset
Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Out of the Blue

Gaza City, Gaza: A Palestinian worker at a beachside coffee house decorates its terrace with colourful umbrellas as part of decorations for Ramadan. Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images.

On the Road

Gaza City: Baker Magadma, a member of the Palestinian sports group Bar Palestine, works out on a street. Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images.

The Last Apple on the Tree

Jabalia, Gaza Strip: Children play on a tree in the Jabalia refugee camp. Photo: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images.

Ground colouring

Suca, Gaza City: Palestinian children plant flowers among the debris of buildings demolished by the Israeli army in 2014. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

To be continued...

A Palestinian schoolgirl takes part in a protest after clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Photo: Ibrahim Khatib/Demotix/Corbis.

I’m Only Sleeping

As a sandstorm hits Gaza, a Palestinian boy sleeps inside the remains of his family’s house. Witnesses said it was destroyed by Israeli shelling during the 50-day war in 2014. A new United Nations report says Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years if current economic and population trends continue. Photo: Suhaib Salem/Reuters.

Beyond the Clouds

Palestinian girls take part in a ballet class at the Qattan Foundation in Gaza City. Photo: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Corbis.

Days and Nights of Love and War

Palestinian Group, Bar Palestine perform a street workout routine amid the destruction in Gaza City on August 3, 2015. Photo: AFP/Mohammed Abed.