Photos: Palestinian children in Gaza make paper kites, as Israel warns of intensified attacks

This is the latest dispatch from Rizek Abdel Jawad, a photojournalist based in Gaza City who frequently contributes to the NB Media Co-op.

Omar Halawa, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, is pictured making kites in western Gaza City with other children before flying them in their displacement camp.

An amputee who lost his leg in an Israeli airstrike, he was displaced from his home in the northern Gaza Strip after Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has threatened to intensify its attacks on the Gaza Strip following reports that paper kites flown from the Gaza Strip were found outside the territory, although the Israeli military has acknowledged that they contained no explosives.

“Forceful actions will be taken to put an end to this phenomenon,” Defence Minister Israel Katz stated on Monday.

Four-year-old Mohammad Abdul Salam Taha was reportedly among several Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza on Sunday.

This text was originally written in Arabic. An English version was produced using translation software, with editorial support from the NB Media Co-op.

Rizek Abdel Jawad is a photojournalist based in Gaza City. To see more of his work, follow him on Instagram and Facebook. He is part of the Connecting Gaza initiative, which helps families in Gaza survive. You can support them by going to www.connectinggaza.org/donate.