Nearly two years of repeated airstrikes have reduced Gaza to a landscape of rubble as far as the eye can see — a scene that evokes the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

On September 9, 2025, the Israeli military used social media and leaflets dropped from the air to order all residents of Gaza City to evacuate southward to Al-Mawasi via Al-Rasheed Street.

On September 14, the military intensified its operation and issued renewed warnings to civilians who had remained. People began to move en masse — cars, trucks, and horse-drawn carts piled high with belongings, and countless others fleeing with only the clothes on their backs.

Along the dusty roadside, crowded with displaced people, families worked to set up tents for rest. The faces of children helping their fathers showed deep exhaustion.

Once the tent is up, the family finally sits down to eat. Even amid the destruction, even without a home, life goes on.

On September 16, the anticipated Israeli ground operation began, and fighting in northern Gaza intensified further. That day, thousands of displaced people made their way south along Al-Rasheed Street.

Children evacuating from Gaza City. Four hours, five hours, six hours — they have walked so long they can no longer tell how far they've come.

Tents line the shore of the beautiful Mediterranean. A father collects materials for fuel. A mother bakes bread over an open fire. A girl walks to the sea to fetch water. Some take tea. Some swim. The sun sets and rises again, as it always does.

Displaced but resourceful, the people of Gaza continue to build their daily lives in every way they can.