A young woman walks past a badly damaged house in Shejaiya — a district in the east of Gaza city which was one of the most heavily hit areas during the war. Despite huge structural damage, a family with young children has moved back into the ground of the building. Photo credit: Harriet Salem
Seven family members share this one room metal container in Khuzaa, just a few hundred meters from their old home that was destroyed during last summer's war. The husband of the woman pictured on the left was killed as the family fled shelling. The 19 year-old son of the woman pictured on the right was later killed after he decided to "support" Hamas fighters following the death of his relative. In the corner of the room a poster honors the young man as a martyr. The caravan has no running water or electricity and the family depends on international aid after all their livestock was killed during the war. Photo credit: Harriet Salem
Children take turns on a street ride in Gaza city. A flag of Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group that fought side-by-side with Hamas against Israel during last summer's war, has been painted on the wall behind. Many children are still psychologically traumatized from the war. Photo credit: Harriet Salem
Fisherman eat an simple breakfast of sardines they caught at the port in Gaza city before heading out to sea. Photo credit: Harriet Salem
Mahmoud Barawi poses for a picture before his wedding. His wife-to-be lost 22 members of her family during the war and Barawi's home was destroyed. The couple's wedding is one of 200 marriages being financed by a United Arab Emirates charitable organization offering support to Gazans badly affected by the war. "We had nothing no money, no hope, so when we found out that we could be marry it was like a dream, finally something good was happening," Barawi told VICE News.
A woman named Nour bakes taboon bread, a simple dish made from flour water and salt, for her three children and husband. Since the winter the family has lived in a makeshift shelter they constructed next to the rubble of their house. All of the family's 30 sheep were killed by shelling. Nour says the rough living conditions have been particularly tough on her baby daughter, born just after the war. "She's been sick a lot of times, it's exhausting for a child to live like this, without proper food or a proper home," she told VICE News. Photo credit: Harriet Salem
Saad al-Jamal carries one of the two lion cubs he bought shortly after the end of last summer's war. The owner of Rafah Zoo says he was forced to sell the animals after being unable to afford to feed two more hungry mouths. Photo credit: Harriet Salem
A family waits with their luggage for the fourth time at the Egyptian border crossing, hoping to cross from Rafah into Egypt. So far the border has been open to Palestinians wishing to leave the strip for just five days this year. Photo Credit: Harriet Salem
A Banksy mural in Gaza showing children swinging from an Israeli watchtower as though it were a carousel. Photo credit: Harriet Salem