Skip to content
APA Images
3,884 of 4,150 in this story

Watermarked preview. The licensed file is delivered in full quality without the watermark.

Shotlist

APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, August 23, 2026. Palestinian child Omar Halawa, 14, who lost his foot, makes a kite inside his family’s tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians and distributes kites to children amid a shortage of toys.

Soundbites

  1. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Um Omar Halawa, Mother of Omar Halawa
Full caption

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, August 23, 2026. Palestinian child Omar Halawa, 14, who lost his foot, makes a kite inside his family’s tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians and distributes kites to children amid a shortage of toys. SOUNDBITES: 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Um Omar Halawa, Mother of Omar Halawa STORYLINE: Palestinian child Omar Halawa, 14, who lost his foot, makes a kite inside his family’s tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City. Displaced from northern Gaza after being wounded in an Israeli strike during the war, Halawa makes kites and distributes them to children in the camp amid a shortage of toys caused by Israeli restrictions on the entry of many goods into the Gaza Strip. The scene comes amid Israeli warnings over kites and balloons launched from Gaza toward areas near the border.

Original caption as filed by the journalist, unedited.

Details

Credit
© APA Images
APA ID
APA-VD-2026-000485
Duration
05:19
Restrictions
APAwire clients only
Location
Gaza Strip Gaza City Palestine Gaza Governorate PALESTINIANS

Topics

Humanitarian Refugees & Displacement Shelter & Tents Conflict & Security Casualties

Keywords

Gaza APA Gaza City Gaza Strip Palestinians child Omar Halawa kite tent camp displaced children toys wounded war restrictions balloons

Restrictions

APAwire clients only

Editorial use only. No alterations beyond standard cropping and colour correction.

Copyright: © APA Images

More from this story

Find similar
APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Qabatiya, West Bank. Israeli authorities bring caravans for settlers to the Noa settlement on the eastern outskirts of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, as bulldozers continue infrastructure work... Duration:08:10
Mourners attend the funeral of three members of the Abdeen family at Nasser Medical Complex after they were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the remains of their home in al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis. Duration:06:49
Palestinian barber Shadi al-Barawi works inside a temporary tent where he has been displaced with his family after losing his right leg and workplace during the war. Duration:07:41
Palestinian medics transport the body of Azzam Refaat al-Abadla to Nasser Medical Complex after he was killed when Israeli aircraft struck his tent, according to Palestinian medics. Duration:03:14
Palestinian children make and fly kites amid concerns over renewed escalation following an Israeli warning that kite and balloon launches from the Gaza Strip would be treated as a security threat. Duration:08:29
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a house under construction demolished by Israeli troops in Karma village, south of the West Bank city of Dura. Duration:03:01
Sixty-three patients and their companions return to the Gaza Strip from Jordan after completing their medical treatment, amid continued difficulties accessing specialized medical care. Duration:04:43
Damage is seen at a food aid warehouse and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians following an Israeli strike that targeted a house. Duration:08:13
Palestinians attend the funeral of Ismail al-Buraim after he was killed in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a tent in Ghith camp in the al-Mawasi area. Duration:01:37
Palestinian veterinarian Fayez al-Haddad treats animals at his clinic in Nuseirat refugee camp as children and visitors interact with animals inside the park amid shortages of food, medicines and veterinary supplies. Duration:14:34
Palestinian medics transport the body of Ismail Mohammed al-Buraim and several wounded people, including children, to Nasser Medical Complex following an Israeli drone strike on a tent in Ghith camp in the al-Mawasi area... Duration:03:24
Palestinians attend the funeral of three people at al-Shifa Hospital after they were killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Duration:10:55
Palestinians bid farewell to the bodies of three people at al-Shifa Medical Complex after they were killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Duration:06:26
Palestinian children take part in a protest at Gaza seaport denouncing Israeli warnings over the launching of kites from the Gaza Strip and calling for the protection of children and their right to play and live. Duration:02:52
Palestinian glassmaker Yaqoub al-Natsheh stands among his glass products at his factory after resuming work following a three-year halt, continuing to make traditional glass by hand. Duration:12:15
Palestinians attend the funeral of three people, two of whom died from wounds sustained in previous Israeli strikes, while the third was killed in an Israeli strike the previous evening. Duration:04:03
Medics transport the body of a Palestinian and several wounded people, including children, to Nasser Medical Complex following an Israeli strike that targeted a group of Palestinians in the city. Duration:01:37
Palestinian visual artist Ahmed al-Halabi paints an artwork in front of a tent for displaced Palestinians, depicting the right of Palestinian children to life and play away from shelling and destruction. Duration:05:47
View cart ()