Palestinian Hani Miqdad takes pictures of his daughter Mais with the dog they were buying from a pet shop in Gaza city on July 18, 2023. (Photo by Majd Mahmoud/The National)





A Palestinian girl plays with water while enjoying a day at the beach in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Gaza City, Friday, July 21, 2023. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)





Palestinians enjoy the day on the beach in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Gaza City, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/AP Photo)





Palestinians enjoy the day on the beach in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Gaza City, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/AP Photo)





A Palestinian, Mustafa Abdou, repairs fan in his shop amid a heatwave at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on July 25, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





A Palestinian youth throws rubber tyres over a fire during a protest in Gaza on July 26, 2023. (Photo by Saher Alghorra/Zuma Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Palestinian demonstrators throw stones and burn tires during a protest against the territory's chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 30, 2023. Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip chanting “what a shame” and in one place burned Hamas flags, before police moved in and broke up the protests. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Palestinian youths play football outdoors in a poor neighbourhood in Gaza amid soaring temperatures and power cuts on July 31, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP Photo)





Palestinian trainer Mayar Ayaydeh and her brother lead trainees during a training session near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on August 1,2023. (Photo by Mussa Qawasma/Reuters)





Palestinian trainer Mayar Ayaydeh leads her trainees during a training session near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on August 1,2023. (Photo by Mussa Qawasma/Reuters)





Mourners cry after taking the last look at the body of Mahmoud Abu Saan, 18, at a mosque during his funeral in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Friday, August 4, 2023. Israeli security forces killed Abu Saan during a military raid into the northern West Bank on Friday, Palestinian health officials said. The Israeli army said soldiers shot at Palestinians in Tulkarem who threw stones and explosives at them. (Photo by Nasser Nasser/AP Photo)





A youth inspects the remains of a house demolished by Israeli soldiers at the Asker camp for Palestinian refugees east of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, early on August 8, 2023. The Israeli army demolished the house of Abdel Fatah Khroushah accused of an attack which killed two Israelis in the occupied West Bank at the end of February. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP Photo)





A young Palestinian jumps through a ring of fire during a military exercise at a summer camp organised by Hamas' armed wing, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on August 8, 2023. (Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)





Mourners cry during the funeral of Mahmoud Jarad, 23, in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Friday, August 11, 2023. The Israeli military stormed into a refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday, sparking a firefight with Palestinian gunmen and killing the 23-year-old militant, Palestinian authorities said. (Photo by Nasser Nasser/AP Photo)





Palestinian families watch a large projector screen at a beachfront cafe during a rare cinema event, in Gaza City on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





A Palestinian child enjoys the company of a cat on the opening day of Meow Cafe, Gaza City, Thursday, August 17, 2023. Amidst the challenges of life in the Gaza Strip, constrained by a 17-year blockade and ongoing conflicts, this first-ever cat cafe offers a unique space for relaxation and positive human-animal interaction. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/AP Photo)





Children hold felines at the newly inaugurated Cat Cafe in Gaza City on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)





People visit the recently opened Cat Cafe in Gaza City on August 17, 2023, providing customers with the chance to engage with feline companions. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)





A woman holds a feline at the newly inaugurated Cat Cafe in Gaza City on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)





Boys hold felines at the newly inaugurated Cat Cafe in Gaza City on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)