Sunbathers return to sands immediately north of Gaza with feelings of relief and loss after killings here two years ago
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From the clean soft sands of Zikim beach or its sky-blue and turquoise waters, where on Thursday waves gently lapped against the thighs of cheery middle-aged women, one can see a different world.
Looking past the tall iron fence that marks the end of the beach, the outlines of what is left of Gaza’s Beit Lahia resort are clearly visible less than 2 miles south down the coast – as are the watchful Israeli destroyers out to sea.
On 7 October 2023, Hamas gunmen used speedboats to land on Zikim with the goal of capturing the nearby military training base.
