GAZA: Palestinians flocked to the beach in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday as students start their summer vacation. “The sea is our only outlet here in the Gaza Strip,” says 65-year-old Farid Naeem. “Last year, coming to the beach was not an option; there was an atmosphere of war,” says young Gazan Ahmed Al-Attar. The water looks crystal blue, with no trace
"We couldn t come before because the sea was polluted and if we did, our children used to come back home with viruses and skin diseases," says one Gazan local.
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