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Swimming group in Gaza uses the sea as a pool for practice

1 February 2026
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2026-02-01 11:54

Just metres from tents for displaced people, men of all ages take to the beach at Gaza City for swimming practice. Two years of war and air strikes have destroyed most recreational facilities in the Palestinian territory, including swimming pools. So, the swimming group now have to train in the Mediterranean Sea. The group once had more than 1,000 members, but most of them were displaced during the conflict.

 

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