{"id":14895,"date":"2026-06-22T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14895"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:59:26","slug":"gazas-surfers-seek-solace-in-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14895","title":{"rendered":"Gaza&#8217;s surfers seek solace in the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p>Carrying their boards past tents and bombed-out buildings, a group of Gazan surfers headed for the sea, seeking solace in the waves despite the risk of Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n<p>On the beach in Gaza City, the trio laid out their boards on the sand while they warmed up their limbs and readied their gear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A few children splashed in the shallows as the surfers paddled out to sea, fighting the crashing waves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sport is indescribable. When you catch a wave, ride it, glide along it, that feeling can\u2019t be put into words,\u201d said 23-year-old Tahseen Abu Assi, who learned how to surf from his father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to see him practicing it at the beach with his father, and I watched and learned from them,\u201d he told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe learned little by little, and even with the war, the shelling, and the destruction, we\u2019re still continuing with this sport, because it lets us breathe and makes us feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas came into effect in Gaza in October after two years of devastating war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the tiny coastal territory remains gripped by bloodshed, with each side accusing the other of near-daily violations.<\/p>\n<p>Even out at sea, the violence persists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In mid-May, Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis reported receiving two fishermen who had been injured by Israeli naval gunfire near the beach in the southern Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>A few days later, a Gazan security source reported that three fishermen were wounded by Israeli fire near the coast off Gaza City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation is still unstable,\u201d Abu Assi explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt any moment, shells or explosives could land near you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Candle wax \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Out at sea, the surfers glide effortlessly across the crests of waves, momentarily free from the hardships of daily life in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>But the severe shortages caused by the war and ongoing Israeli import restrictions have posed obstacles for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the biggest challenges and difficulties we face as surfers in the Gaza Strip is the lack of tools and equipment specific to this sport,\u201d Abdel Rahim Al-Ustadh, 19, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurf wax, which we put on the boards, is not available at all in Gaza, so we resort to candle wax so we can keep this sport going,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ustadh said preserving old equipment was also essential, clutching a battered red and blue surfboard that was nearly two decades old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs surfers, we treat these boards like great treasures to us, because losing any board or having it confiscated threatens our ability to continue in this sport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The war in Gaza flattened swathes of the territory, displaced most of the population at least once, and left hundreds of thousands of people living in tents and temporary shelters.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil Abu Jiyab, 18, said that before the war\u00a0there had been a team of 17 surfers in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he said, there were just the three of them, pointing to shortages and a lack of boards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been surfing for 13 years now, and my hopes have almost been shattered,\u201d Abu Jiyab told AFP, but said he still dreamed of one day being able to surf in competitions outside the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing in Gaza you can really look forward to except the sea,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only outlet in Gaza is the sea; 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