Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab surfs on the beach of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, right, and Tahseen Abu Assi warm up before surfing on the beach in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, right, and Tahseen Abu Assi surf on the beach of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab carries his surfing board as they enter the water along a damaged shoreline in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, front, and Tahseen Abu Assi carry their surfing boards as they enter the water along a damaged shoreline in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, right, and Tahseen Abu Assi surf on the beach of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, front, and Tahseen Abu Assi carry their surfing boards as they enter the water along a damaged shoreline in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Palestinian surfer carries his board into the sea along the shoreline in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Tahseen Abu Assi surfs on the beach of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, front, and Tahseen Abu Assi carry their boards as they enter the water along a damaged shoreline in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian Tahseen Abu Assi surfs on the beach of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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2:36 PM on Sunday, December 28, 2025
By JEHAD ALSHRAFI
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Surfers carry their boards into the Mediterranean, warm up on the sand and ride waves off the coast of Gaza City, where the shoreline bears visible damage from the Israel-Hamas war.
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