A Palestinian street vendor smiles at his customers as he sells vegetables near the beachfront at a tent camp for displaced people in the Gaza City port, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian children ride a bicycle in an area near the beachfront at a tent camp for displaced people in the Gaza City port, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Palestinian boy looks at a street vendor cooking corn near the beachfront at a tent camp for displaced people in the Gaza City port, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Palestinian street vendor smiles at his customers as he sells vegetables near the beachfront at a tent camp for displaced people in the Gaza City port, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Palestinians spend time at the seafront next to a tent camp in the Gaza City port, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Palestinian children ride a bicycle in an area near the beachfront at a tent camp for displaced people in the Gaza City port, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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A Palestinian boy looks at a street vendor cooking corn near the beachfront at a tent camp for displaced people in the Gaza City port, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Palestinian youth check their phones as they stand on a street in the Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — On a darkened beach in Gaza City, the only light comes from small food stalls and flickering cellphones.
Families seek relief from the stifling daytime heat, and perhaps a glimpse of the life they used to know. Many have been over sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.
Just a few kilometers (a few miles) away, Israeli forces are blowing up buildings in the opening stages of . Israeli strikes could come . Those enjoying the sea may soon be ordered to evacuate to sprawling tent camps further south.
There is a small amount of food for sale on vendor carts . Experts say .
Many Palestinians in this war. They still have the sea, for now.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
