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The fishermen of Gaza’s harbour

A look back at the port, its boats and the families who worked it, in photographs made between 2014 and 2019.

Photographs: Ramez Habboub, Trocaire, Odai wahidi, Mahmoud Navash / Wikimedia CommonsWords: [Reporter name]

  1. A fishing boat sits in calm water in Gaza port as the sun sets behind the city.
    01A fishing boat in Gaza port at sunset, March 2014. The harbour was the city’s working edge, and its busiest hours were at dawn and dusk.Photo: Ramez Habboub / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. Men and boys fish with rods from the harbour wall, with moored boats behind them.
    02Fishermen on the harbour wall, December 2019. Those without boats fished from the stones.Photo: Trocaire / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  3. Long fishing rods angled over the water from the harbour wall. Fishing boats painted blue, red and white moored side by side.
    03Left: rods over the water, September 2018. Right: boats moored in the port, March 2015.Photo: Odai wahidi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Photo: Mahmoud Navash / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. The silhouette of the beacon tower at the port against a cloud-streaked sky.
    04The beacon tower at the fishermen’s port, Gaza City, November 2014.Photo: Ramez Habboub / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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