Mentally disturbed Sa'd Za'neen is chained in front of an improvised tent, which serves as his family’s temporary home near the Israeli border. This is the only way for his parents to ensure he won’t wander off. Beit Hanoun, Gaza.

Upon hearing the news that Yahya Abu Sabha, 31, was shot in a crossfire as an illegal immigrant crossing the border with Egypt, his wife stopped cooking and placed the cookware in the sink, where it was still lying untouched many days later. Khan Younis, Gaza.

The clothes of Yahya Abu Sabha, 31, who was shot by unknown attackers The clothes of Yahya Abu Sabha, 31, who was shot by unknown attackers in north Sinai in mid-September while returning from Egypt to Gaza. Khan Younis, Gaza.

An unidentified trafficker walks through an underground tunnel linking Egypt to Gaza. Tunnels serve as illegal passage to Egypt for many Palestinians seeking to flee Gaza. Rafah, Gaza.

The Sujaia neighborhood east of Gaza city was the target of a massive bombardment by Israeli military forces during Operation Protective Edge, which left dozens dead and thousands displaced. Those who managed to flee took refuge in UN schools that were already overcrowded. Sujaia, Gaza.

Fatima Asfour, amidst the ruins of her apartment in Khan Younis, holds photographs of her two lost sons, Ramez, 26, and Ahmed, 25, both of whom were feared dead after the sinking of a ship off the Malta coast. To date, she still has not received news of their fate.
Khan Younis, Gaza.

The partially damaged house of the Najjar family is left abandoned due to allegations of civilian slaughter in the city of Khan Younis, from where most illegal immigrants flee. Khan Younis, Gaza.

The mother of Raad Asfour, 16, is one of many mothers waiting for any kind of official information about her child. Raad was on a ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea on September 6. He fled Gaza illegally, seeking to join his father in Norway.
Khan Younis, Gaza.

Amar Abu Assi, 22, in his temporary home in Khan Younis. He fled Gaza in a wheelchair, taking with him only his prostheses, a falsified passport, and the clothes he was wearing at the time. Amar was arrested in Libya and had to return to Gaza. Amar is contemplating another escape. Khan Younis, Gaza.

The metal frame of an improvised tent built by refugees. Beit Hanoun, Gaza.