Amid Gaza’s food crisis, bread remains a staple as displaced families use communal ovens to save on costly fuel.


Maram Humaid is Al Jazeera English's digital correspondent in Gaza
Amid Gaza’s food crisis, bread remains a staple as displaced families use communal ovens to save on costly fuel.

After nearly three years of disruption, children return to school in Gaza in makeshift spaces with scarce resources.
![Jihad, 11, right, and Ibrahim, 10, left, return to school after two years of disrupted education due to displacement [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/873A0689-copy-1789885506.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Gaza’s war-damaged buildings highlight families’ fears of living in unsafe ruins.

Gaza families face difficult choices: send children to schools in tents with few resources to pay for private school.
![The new school year has not yet officially begun in Gaza. According to the Ministry of Education, classes are scheduled to start on September 19 [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/B09A9064-copy-1789372825.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Israel’s destruction of homes and infrastructure in Gaza has forced Palestinians to rent generators by the hour.

Families across Gaza struggle to secure food as community kitchens operate irregularly and prices rise.

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]](/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]](/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]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_5675-1787592760.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)