٠٠:٠٣:٠٣Young displaced people were seen playing volleyball in the courtyard of Al-Quds School in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, as the sun went down and they waited to break their Ramadan fast.
Footage captured on Monday shows them blocking, passing, and working together. Mahmoud Abu Rukba, a displaced person from Jabalya camp, highlighted the significance of volleyball in their lives.
"The primary motivation for playing volleyball is self-recreation, along with promoting fitness and physical activity as a way of transformation in light of the challenging environmental and personal situations we confront," stated Abu Rukba. "The main goal of the idea is to relieve tension in the face of the ongoing discomfort we are suffering," he added.
Abu Rukba also expressed his gratitude to the organisers for providing recreational opportunities within the centre.
"We found this youth idea, volleyball, within the centre itself, to allocate recreational time for us, to entertain ourselves in light of the psychological pressures and conditions we live in," he continued.
On Sunday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) would 'act' in Rafah despite international opposition to a ground offensive in the area, although did promise that a plan was in place to 'evacuate' civilians.
The Palestinian foreign ministry called the PM's remarks a 'blatant challenge to the international and American consensus on protecting civilians', with aid agencies warning of mass casualties among the 1.4 million displaced people sheltering there.
Fighting continues in Gaza for a sixth month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that more than 31,000 people had been killed and more than 73,000 injured at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
'Relieve tension amid suffering' - Displaced youths in Rafah find solace in volleyball ahead of expected IDF ground operation
Young displaced people were seen playing volleyball in the courtyard of Al-Quds School in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, as the sun went down and they waited to break their Ramadan fast.
Footage captured on Monday shows them blocking, passing, and working together. Mahmoud Abu Rukba, a displaced person from Jabalya camp, highlighted the significance of volleyball in their lives.
"The primary motivation for playing volleyball is self-recreation, along with promoting fitness and physical activity as a way of transformation in light of the challenging environmental and personal situations we confront," stated Abu Rukba. "The main goal of the idea is to relieve tension in the face of the ongoing discomfort we are suffering," he added.
Abu Rukba also expressed his gratitude to the organisers for providing recreational opportunities within the centre.
"We found this youth idea, volleyball, within the centre itself, to allocate recreational time for us, to entertain ourselves in light of the psychological pressures and conditions we live in," he continued.
On Sunday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) would 'act' in Rafah despite international opposition to a ground offensive in the area, although did promise that a plan was in place to 'evacuate' civilians.
The Palestinian foreign ministry called the PM's remarks a 'blatant challenge to the international and American consensus on protecting civilians', with aid agencies warning of mass casualties among the 1.4 million displaced people sheltering there.
Fighting continues in Gaza for a sixth month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that more than 31,000 people had been killed and more than 73,000 injured at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
Young displaced people were seen playing volleyball in the courtyard of Al-Quds School in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, as the sun went down and they waited to break their Ramadan fast.
Footage captured on Monday shows them blocking, passing, and working together. Mahmoud Abu Rukba, a displaced person from Jabalya camp, highlighted the significance of volleyball in their lives.
"The primary motivation for playing volleyball is self-recreation, along with promoting fitness and physical activity as a way of transformation in light of the challenging environmental and personal situations we confront," stated Abu Rukba. "The main goal of the idea is to relieve tension in the face of the ongoing discomfort we are suffering," he added.
Abu Rukba also expressed his gratitude to the organisers for providing recreational opportunities within the centre.
"We found this youth idea, volleyball, within the centre itself, to allocate recreational time for us, to entertain ourselves in light of the psychological pressures and conditions we live in," he continued.
On Sunday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) would 'act' in Rafah despite international opposition to a ground offensive in the area, although did promise that a plan was in place to 'evacuate' civilians.
The Palestinian foreign ministry called the PM's remarks a 'blatant challenge to the international and American consensus on protecting civilians', with aid agencies warning of mass casualties among the 1.4 million displaced people sheltering there.
Fighting continues in Gaza for a sixth month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that more than 31,000 people had been killed and more than 73,000 injured at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.