After a newly built desalination plant was destroyed, displaced families in northern Gaza struggle to find clean water.


Maram Humaid is Al Jazeera English's digital correspondent in Gaza
After a newly built desalination plant was destroyed, displaced families in northern Gaza struggle to find clean water.

After nearly three years of war, a farmer returns to Sheikh Ijlin’s renowned grape fields.
![Khaled Abu Madeen picks grapes from his vineyard in Sheikh Ajleen, south of Gaza City, as he harvests his first crop after two years of war [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/873A4619-copy-1787937585.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Shortages leave Gaza’s lifeguards without essential rescue equipment, as Palestinians flock to the beaches.
![Gaza’s lifeguards monitor swimmers along the coast as Palestinians flock to the sea during summer to escape the heat in tents [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/873A3705-copy-1787867863.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A group of displaced girls in Gaza finds moments of joy, safety, and self-expression at a weekly movie screening.
![Popcorn and mock cinema tickets help recreate the experience of going to a movie theatre for displaced girls [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_5675-1787592760.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Breastfeeding mothers in Gaza struggle to feed their babies amid hunger, displacement, stress and living conditions.
![Eman Huneidq, 38, breastfeeds her nine-month-old daughter, Ward, while living in displacement in Deir al-Balah [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/873A0477-copy-1787079318.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In Gaza the struggle to find lighters can mean the difference between cooking a meal or going to bed hungry.
![Rabab Deifallah says she has sometimes gone two or three days without lighting a fire because she could not find a lighter [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/873A9324-copy-1786803244.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Netanyahu’s declaration has reinforced doubts of lasting calm without Israeli withdrawal, reconstruction and guarantees.

Thousands gather for mass funeral of 112 members of Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families killed in 2023 Israeli attack.

The disappearance of two boys last year has turned the Abdel Aal family’s life into an endless search for answers.

More than 58,000 children have lost one or both parents by Israel’s war, highlighting urgent humanitarian challenges.
![Children run in an orphan marathon organised in Gaza to raise awareness of the rights of orphaned children and the hardships they and their families face during the war [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/873A8976-copy-1785605013.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)