Skeletons are neighbours for some Palestinians in Gaza who found nowhere but cemeteries to shelter from the war.
Gravestones have become seats and tables for families like that of Maisa Brikah, who has lived with her children in a dusty, sun-baked cemetery in the southern city of Khan Younis for five months. Some 30 families shelter here.
In Gaza, cultural heritage is being swiftly erased
A blonde-haired toddler sits outside one tent, running fingers through the sand. Another peeks playfully from behind a drape of fabric.
Mohammed Barabakh sits on a grave with his children at the entrance to his tent, that was set up in a cemetery in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP
